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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$22,461 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Biola University

La Mirada, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Biola University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of La Mirada, Biola is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Biola graduate students pay an average of $12,006 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

George Fox University

Newberg, OR

Out of the 9 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, George Fox University landed the # 2 spot on the list. GFU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Newberg.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GFU are $14,293 a year.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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#4

Northcentral University

San Diego, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Northcentral University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Northcentral University is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Northcentral University are $18,207 a year. After completing their Graduate Certificate, mental health services graduates from Northcentral University carry an average student debtload of $26,458.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Northcentral University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Antioch University - Seattle helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Far Western US Region . Antioch University - Seattle is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Seattle.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Antioch University - Seattle are $18,459 per year.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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

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University of Nevada - Reno did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for mental and social health services students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Reno, UNR is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNR are $22,380 per year.

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#8

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, CA

Loma Linda University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Loma Linda University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Loma Linda.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Loma Linda University are $31,058 a year.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate mental and social health services programs. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

EWU graduate students pay an average of $28,965 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Washington University Report

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 9 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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