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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$22,541 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,249 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,483 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a California college or university. This makes it the #20 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in California to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for mental health services students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the mental health services doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found Northcentral University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Northcentral University graduate students pay an average of $18,207 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northcentral University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - San Diego. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of California - San Diego Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,918 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles

Out of the 7 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Alliant International University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Alliant is a small private for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

Alliant graduate students pay an average of $19,874 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Alliant International University

#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

USFCA graduate students pay an average of $27,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of San Francisco Report

With a ranking of #6, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Irvine, The Chicago School Irvine Campus is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at The Chicago School Irvine Campus are $23,918 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine

#7

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Loma Linda.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Loma Linda University

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 475
Oregon 210
Nevada 32

One of 29 majors within the area of study, mental and social health services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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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