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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kansas

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kansas

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$13,898 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$39,209 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

With 149 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #58 most popular major in Kansas.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Kansas ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Kansas 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Kansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Ottawa University - Kansas City

Overland Park, KS
$12,869 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ottawa University - Kansas City to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in Kansas. Located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park, Ottawa University - Kansas City is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Ottawa University - Kansas City undergraduate students pay an average of $12,869 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$12,616 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Online. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kansas list. Ottawa University - Online is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Ottawa.

Ottawa University - Online undergraduate students pay an average of $12,616 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Ottawa University - Online also took the #4 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kansas rankings.

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$7,001 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emporia State University is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the remote town of Emporia, ESU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ESU are $7,001 per year.

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#4

Washburn University

Topeka, KS
$8,872 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Washburn University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kansas list. Washburn University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Topeka.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Washburn University are $8,872 a year. While working on their degree, mental health services majors at Washburn University accumulate an average of around $31,000 in student debt.

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#5

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS
$11,166 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Kansas. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at KU are $11,166 a year. The average amount in student loans that mental health services majors at KU take out is $24,500.

KU also took the #5 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Kansas rankings.

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#6

Friends University

Wichita, KS
$30,864 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Friends University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Friends University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Wichita.

Friends University undergraduate students pay an average of $30,864 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 30 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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).

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