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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$12,481 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$45,300 Avg Salary

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

Out of the majors we analyze each year, mental and social health services was ranked 4th in Minnesota. In fact, 2,340 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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 Minnesota ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Minnesota 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for mental health services majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Best Minnesota 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 Minnesota. Winona State is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Winona.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Winona State are $8,756 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Winona State is ranked #5 for overall quality for mental health services in Minnesota.

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

#2

Saint Cloud State University

Saint Cloud, MN

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Saint Cloud State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools in Minnesota list. St. Cloud State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Saint Cloud.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at St. Cloud State University are $9,192 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Winona, SMU MN is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SMU MN are $10,890 a year.

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Out of the 5 schools in Minnesota that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $19,494 a year.

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#5

Capella University

Minneapolis, MN

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Capella University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value mental and social health services schools in Minnesota. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, Capella University is a private for-profit college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Capella University are $14,784 per year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 241
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 5 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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