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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arkansas

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$13,912 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,198 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #16 most popular major in Arkansas with 156 degrees and certificates awarded 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arkansas ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Arkansas to see which 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.

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 Arkansas

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

Best Arkansas Schools for Affordable Quality in Mental & Social Health Services

$7,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Arkansas State University - Main Campus the best value school in Arkansas for mental and social health services students. Located in the small city of Jonesboro, A-State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at A-State are $7,130 a year.

A-State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arkansas list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Arkansas State University - Main Campus Report

$9,563 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Central Arkansas. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. UCA is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Conway.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCA are $9,563 per year.

UCA did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arkansas list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Central Arkansas

#3

Henderson State University

Arkadelphia, AR
$7,560 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Henderson State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arkansas list. Henderson State University is a small public school located in the distant town of Arkadelphia.

Henderson State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,560 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Henderson State University Report

#4

Harding University

Searcy, AR
$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Harding University is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the town of Searcy, Harding is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Harding undergraduate students pay an average of $22,230 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Harding is ranked #1 for overall quality for mental health services in Arkansas.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Harding University

#5

John Brown University

Siloam Springs, AR
$28,924 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at John Brown University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Arkansas. JBU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Siloam Springs.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at JBU are $28,924 per year.

JBU also took the #2 spot in our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arkansas rankings.

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$8,064 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Arkansas ranking. Located in the small city of Pine Bluff, UAPB is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAPB are $8,064 a year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,249
Florida 1,034
Georgia 142
North Carolina 310
Tennessee 215
Kentucky 168
Louisiana 87
Alabama 143
South Carolina 59
Mississippi 35
West Virginia 23

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 6 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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