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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

50 Colleges
$31,964 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,204 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked #20 in the country. In fact 16,815 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Far Western US 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.

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Western States the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mental and social health services students. Western States Chiropractic College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Portland.

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#2

Touro University Worldwide

Los Alamitos, CA
$14,640 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Touro University Worldwide. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. TUW is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Los Alamitos.

TUW undergraduate students pay an average of $14,640 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Biola University

La Mirada, CA
$44,382 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Biola University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Biola are $44,382 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Biola University Report

#4

Gonzaga University

Spokane, WA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Gonzaga University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Spokane, Gonzaga is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gonzaga are $48,470 a year.

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#5

Whitworth University

Spokane, WA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Whitworth University is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the large suburb of Spokane, Whitworth is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Whitworth undergraduate students pay an average of $47,590 in tuition and fees each year.

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$19,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Notre Dame de Namur University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region list. NDNU is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Belmont.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at NDNU are $19,740 a year.

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#7

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA
$11,692 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #7, Pacific Oaks College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Pacific Oaks College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Pasadena.

Pacific Oaks College undergraduate students pay an average of $11,692 in tuition and fees each year.

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$9,552 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Phoenix - California landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Costa Mesa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UOPX - California are $9,552 per year.

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#9

Brandman University

Irvine, CA

Brandman University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #9 on the list. Brandman is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Irvine.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandman are $12,480 a year.

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$33,452 Average Tuition & Fees

Fresno Pacific University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Fresno, Fresno Pacific is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fresno Pacific are $33,452 per year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,483
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 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).

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