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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

51 Colleges
$9,250 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,027 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #45 most popular major in the country with 29,053 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 51 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

$3,780 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeast Community College Area the best value school in the Plains States Region for mental and social health services students. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southeast Community College are $3,780 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at Southeast Community College take out is $26,733.

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#2

Central Community College

Grand Island, NE
$4,590 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Central Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Central Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Grand Island.

Central Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,590 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, mental health services majors at Central Community College accumulate an average of around $8,675 in student debt.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Rochester, Rochester Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rochester Community and Technical College are $5,372 per year.

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#4

Hennepin Technical College

Brooklyn Park, MN
$5,741 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Hennepin Technical College is a small public school located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Hennepin Technical College are $5,741 a year.

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$6,380 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwest Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. NTC is a fairly small public school located in the remote town of Bemidji.

NTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,380 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Century College

White Bear Lake, MN
$5,907 Average Tuition & Fees

Century College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Century College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of White Bear Lake.

Century College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,907 in tuition and fees each year.

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$4,680 Average Tuition & Fees

Metropolitan Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Omaha, MCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $4,680 per year. After completing their degree, mental health services graduates from MCC carry an average student debtload of $7,609.

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Lake Area Technical Institute landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Located in the town of Watertown, LATI is a public college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LATI are $6,718 per year.

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$5,862 Average Tuition & Fees

Minnesota State Community and Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. M State is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Fergus Falls.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at M State are $5,862 a year.

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#10

Ridgewater College

Willmar, MN
$5,914 Average Tuition & Fees

Ridgewater College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Ridgewater College is a small public school located in the town of Willmar.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Ridgewater College are $5,914 a year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 266
Minnesota 2,487
Kansas 149
Iowa 52
Nebraska 74
North Dakota 35
South Dakota 145

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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