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2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
103 Degrees Awarded
$8,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Mental & Social Health Services is the 49th most popular major in the country with 27,516 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mental and social health services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $36,724 and had an average of $46,468 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Plains States region, there were 2,586 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,684 and $43,368 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 103 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in mental and social health services. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent mental and social health services programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the mental and social health services program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Plains States Region

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 24 students in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Community College is $6,946 for plains states region associate degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Southeast Community College

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 14 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $2,894 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Metropolitan Community College

#3

Century College

White Bear Lake, Minnesota
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Century College landed the #3 spot on the list. Century College is a medium-sized public school situated in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. It awarded 8 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Century College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Century College is $9,460 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Century College Mental & Social Health Services Report

#4

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Central Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Grand Island, Nebraska. It awarded 15 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $6,332 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Central Community College.

Full Central Community College Mental & Social Health Services Report

#5

Western Nebraska Community College

Scottsbluff, Nebraska
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Nebraska Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

WNCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend WNCC is $4,428 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Western Nebraska Community College

Minneapolis Community and Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Minneapolis Community and Technical College is a medium-sized school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 17 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Minneapolis Community and Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,411 for plains states region associate degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Minneapolis Community and Technical College.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Minneapolis Community and Technical College

#7

Anoka-Ramsey Community College

Coon Rapids, Minnesota
#5 in overall quality

Anoka-Ramsey Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Coon Rapids, Minnesota is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s mental health services degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for Anoka-Ramsey Community College-Coon Rapids Campus is $9,754 for plains states region associate degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Anoka-Ramsey Community College Mental & Social Health Services Report

#8

Mesabi Range College

Virginia, Minnesota
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Mesabi Range College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Mesabi Range College is a small public school situated in Virginia, Minnesota. It awarded 6 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Mesabi Range College also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Mesabi Range College is $8,722 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Mesabi Range College

#10 in overall quality

North Central Missouri College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. North Central Missouri College is a small public school situated in Trenton, Missouri. It awarded 4 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

NCMC also took the #10 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for North Central Missouri College is $8,263 for plains states region associate degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at North Central Missouri College

#10

Washburn University

Topeka, Kansas
#6 in overall quality

Washburn University landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Washburn University is located in Topeka, Kansas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Washburn University, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $11,054 for plains states region associate degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Washburn University.

Full Washburn University Mental & Social Health Services Report

#8 in overall quality

Rochester Community and Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Rochester Community and Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rochester, Minnesota. It awarded 2 associates’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Rochester Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Rochester Community and Technical College is $12,365 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Rochester Community and Technical College

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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