2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #27 most popular major in Maryland with 268 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for mental health services students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

#1

Bowie State University

Bowie, MD

2 Graduate Certificates

#11 in Quality in Maryland

$10,256 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Bowie State University the best value school in Maryland for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Bowie State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bowie.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Bowie State University are $10,256 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Bowie State University

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore

Baltimore, MD

32 Graduate Certificates

$17,046 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 3 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMB is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Baltimore.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMB are $17,046 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Maryland - Baltimore Report

#3

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

6 Graduate Certificates

#1 in Quality in Maryland

$61,202 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Johns Hopkins University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Baltimore.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Johns Hopkins are $61,202 a year.

Johns Hopkins did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Maryland list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Johns Hopkins University

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Majors Related to Mental Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 29 different types of programs to choose from.

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Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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