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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$30,118 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,246 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

With 282 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, mental and social health services is the #44 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 10 schools in Illinois 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.

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 Schools in Illinois

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

#1

Governors State University

University Park, IL
$10,108 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Governors State University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in Illinois. GSU is a small public school located in the rural area of University Park.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GSU are $10,108 a year.

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$12,053 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Springfield is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the medium-sized city of Springfield, UIS is a public college with a small student population.

UIS undergraduate students pay an average of $12,053 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Lewis University

Romeoville, IL
$35,472 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lewis University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Illinois list. Located in the suburb of Romeoville, Lewis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Lewis undergraduate students pay an average of $35,472 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$12,064 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Northeastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Northeastern Illinois University are $12,064 per year.

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#5

Bradley University

Peoria, IL
$36,360 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Bradley University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Illinois list. Bradley is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Peoria.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Bradley are $36,360 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Bradley is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Illinois list.

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$40,820 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Wheaton College Illinois did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wheaton College Illinois are $40,820 a year.

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#7

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL
$31,493 Average Tuition & Fees

Roosevelt University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for mental and social health services students. It came in at #7 on the list. Roosevelt is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Roosevelt are $31,493 a year.

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$33,298 Average Tuition & Fees

Trinity International University - Illinois landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. TIU Illinois is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Deerfield.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at TIU Illinois are $33,298 a year.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
$60,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Illinois list. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northwestern are $60,768 a year.

Northwestern also took the #1 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Illinois rankings.

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#10

Adler University

Chicago, IL
$16,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Adler University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Illinois list. Located in the city of Chicago, Adler is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Adler undergraduate students pay an average of $16,200 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 473
Ohio 514
Indiana 345
Wisconsin 179

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 10 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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