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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$20,707 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,083 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

In 2020-2021, 310 degrees and certificates were awarded to mental and social health services students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #21 most popular major in the state.

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.

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

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 Schools in North Carolina

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

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

#1

East Carolina University

Greenville, NC

Our analysis found East Carolina University to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. ECU is a very large public school located in the small city of Greenville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ECU are $7,297 per year.

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The excellent programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in North Carolina. Appalachian State is a very large public school located in the town of Boone.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Appalachian State are $7,410 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Carolina University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCU are $4,367 per year.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Western Carolina University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Carolina Central University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, North Carolina Central University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

North Carolina Central University undergraduate students pay an average of $6,644 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Montreat College

Montreat, NC

The excellent programs at Montreat College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in North Carolina. Located in the large suburb of Montreat, Montreat College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Montreat College are $29,462 a year.

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North Carolina A & T State 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Greensboro, NC A&T is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NC A&T are $6,733 per year.

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#7

Gardner - Webb University

Boiling Springs, NC

Gardner - Webb University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Located in the distant town of Boiling Springs, Gardner - Webb is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Gardner - Webb are $32,200 per year.

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Lenoir - Rhyne University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. Lenoir - Rhyne University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hickory.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Lenoir - Rhyne University are $41,500 a year.

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#9

Pfeiffer University

Misenheimer, NC

Pfeiffer University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the rural area of Misenheimer, Pfeiffer University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Pfeiffer University are $32,480 a year.

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#10

Wake Forest University

Winston-Salem, NC
$59,770 Average Tuition & Fees

Wake Forest 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 #10 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Wake Forest University is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wake Forest University are $59,770 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Wake Forest University is ranked #3 for overall quality for mental health services in North Carolina.

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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
Tennessee 215
Kentucky 168
Louisiana 87
Alabama 143
South Carolina 59
Mississippi 35
Arkansas 156
West Virginia 23

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

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

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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