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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

27 Colleges
$22,305 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,027 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. 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 Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 Plains States 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 Minnesota State University - Mankato to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Minnesota State Mankato are $18,200 a year.

Minnesota State Mankato also claimed a spot on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at Minnesota State University - Mankato Report

#2

Bethel University Minnesota

Saint Paul, MN

Out of the 27 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bethel University Minnesota landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saint Paul, Bethel University Minnesota is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Bethel University Minnesota are $40,080 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Bethel University Minnesota is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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$12,616 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ottawa University - Online. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the distant town of Ottawa, Ottawa University - Online is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly small student population.

Ottawa University - Online undergraduate students pay an average of $12,616 in tuition and fees each year.

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$39,410 Average Tuition & Fees

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

SMU MN undergraduate students pay an average of $39,410 in tuition and fees each year.

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$9,020 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in the Plains States Region . MBTS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Kansas City.

MBTS undergraduate students pay an average of $9,020 in tuition and fees each year.

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$9,394 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Metropolitan State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for mental and social health services students. Metro State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Saint Paul.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Metro State are $9,394 per year.

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#7

Lindenwood University

Saint Charles, MO
$18,640 Average Tuition & Fees

Lindenwood University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Lindenwood University is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Saint Charles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lindenwood University are $18,640 per year.

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Winona State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. Winona State is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Winona.

Winona State undergraduate students pay an average of $16,684 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Winona State also is in the top 10% of our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

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#10

University of Mary

Bismarck, ND

University of Mary came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Bismarck, UMary is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UMary undergraduate students pay an average of $20,290 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMary also did well on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges by State

Explore the best mental and social health services colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 241
Minnesota 2,340
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 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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