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2023 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Iowa

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$18,512 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$34,319 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #49 most popular major in Iowa with 51 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. 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.

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 Iowa to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Iowa 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 Iowa

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

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

#1

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA
$9,053 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Northern Iowa to be the best value school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in Iowa. Located in the city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNI are $9,053 per year.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Northern Iowa

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA
$9,942 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Iowa. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Iowa undergraduate students pay an average of $9,942 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Iowa did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Iowa list.

Full Mental & Social Health Services at University of Iowa Report

#3

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, IA
$36,540 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mount Mercy University is a great value for mental and social health services students. Located in the midsize city of Cedar Rapids, Mount Mercy is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Mount Mercy undergraduate students pay an average of $36,540 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 241
Minnesota 2,340
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 3 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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