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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$16,816 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Plains States 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 Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found Winona State University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Plains States Region . Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Winona State are $12,836 per year.

Winona State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Winona State University Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota is a great value for mental and social health services students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

SMU MN graduate students pay an average of $10,890 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Mary helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMary are $13,304 per year.

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#4

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Cloud State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. St. Cloud State University is a large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

St. Cloud State University graduate students pay an average of $13,412 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

Out of the 8 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 a year.

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#6

University of South Dakota

Vermillion, SD

University of South Dakota 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 town of Vermillion, USD is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USD are $12,768 a year.

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University of Minnesota - Twin Cities 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 large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UMN Twin Cities graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Washburn University

Topeka, KS

Washburn University 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 #8 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Topeka, Washburn University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Washburn University graduate students pay an average of $19,316 in tuition and fees each year.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 241
Minnesota 2,340
Iowa 51
Kansas 102
Nebraska 9
North Dakota 29
South Dakota 89

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 8 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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