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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

34 Colleges
$24,677 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,576 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services 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. 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.

The Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 34 schools in the Southwest Region 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.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region

Check out the mental health services programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools

Our analysis found Arizona State University - Skysong to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . ASU - Skysong is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at ASU - Skysong are $13,092 a year.

ASU - Skysong excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Arizona State University - Skysong

$13,281 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Ottawa University - Phoenix. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Ottawa University - Phoenix is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix.

Ottawa University - Phoenix undergraduate students pay an average of $13,281 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

Grand Canyon University

Phoenix, AZ
$17,189 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Grand Canyon University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Phoenix, Grand Canyon University is a private for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Grand Canyon University are $17,189 a year.

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$11,532 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 34 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico Highlands University landed the # 4 spot on the list. New Mexico Highlands University is a small public school located in the remote town of Las Vegas.

New Mexico Highlands University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,532 in tuition and fees each year.

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$17,155 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A & M University - Central Texas. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas A & M University - Central Texas is a small public school located in the rural area of Killeen.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Texas A & M University - Central Texas are $17,155 per year.

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$32,050 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Located in the town of Shawnee, OBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at OBU are $32,050 per year.

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$22,230 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value mental and social health services programs. TTUHSC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lubbock.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TTUHSC are $22,230 per year.

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$25,746 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas A&M University - Kingsville came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the town of Kingsville, Texas A&M Kingsville is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Texas A&M Kingsville undergraduate students pay an average of $25,746 in tuition and fees each year.

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$35,500 Average Tuition & Fees

Houston Baptist University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Houston, HBU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HBU are $35,500 per year.

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$18,186 Average Tuition & Fees

Texas Woman’s University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the city of Denton, TWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at TWU are $18,186 per 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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 831
Arizona 1,466
Oklahoma 35
New Mexico 163

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 25 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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