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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

29 Colleges
$25,648 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$44,862 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 29 schools in California 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 California

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

$7,644 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Stanislaus the best value school in California for mental and social health services students. Stan State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Turlock.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Stan State are $7,644 per year.

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#2

Touro University Worldwide

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

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Touro University Worldwide is a great value for mental and social health services students. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 29 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SDSU are $8,136 a year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at San Diego State University Report

$7,060 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Dominguez Hills helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in California. CSUDH is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Carson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUDH are $7,060 per year.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SFSU are $7,304 per year.

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#6

Biola University

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

Biola University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California ranking. Located in the large suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Biola undergraduate students pay an average of $44,382 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$19,740 Average Tuition & Fees

Notre Dame de Namur University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. NDNU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Belmont.

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

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Notre Dame de Namur University Report

$13,775 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Irvine ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Irvine are $13,775 per year.

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#9

Pacific Oaks College

Pasadena, CA
$11,692 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #9, 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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pacific Oaks College are $11,692 a year.

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$9,552 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Phoenix - California ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in California list. UOPX - California is a small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Costa Mesa.

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

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

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges 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 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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