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2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

12 Ranked Colleges
958 Degrees Awarded
$12,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Southeast region, there were 6,291 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,814 and $45,864 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 958 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,277 and $25,415 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 12 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mental and social health services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great mental and social health services programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the mental and social health services program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

The University of West Florida

Pensacola, Florida
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of West Florida. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. UWF is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 6 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

UWF did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for The University of West Florida is $4,140 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at The University of West Florida

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Kentucky University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

NKU also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. The estimated yearly cost for NKU is $4,156 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Kentucky University

#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend James Madison University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Harrisonburg, Virginia, this large public school handed out 469 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

JMU also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $14,196 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend JMU.

With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students. The low student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at JMU

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Old Dominion University landed the #4 spot on the list. Located in Norfolk, Virginia, this large public school handed out 206 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k list, Old Dominion has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Old Dominion is $12,017 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Old Dominion Mental & Social Health Services Report

#5

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of the Cumberlands. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. University of the Cumberlands is a private not-for-profit institution located in Williamsburg, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Cumberlands is $14,993 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Cumberlands

#6

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee

Johnson University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Johnson University is located in Knoxville, Tennessee and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

Johnson University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $13,968 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Johnson University.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Johnson University

University of Central Arkansas landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large public school situated in Conway, Arkansas. It awarded 66 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Arkansas is $13,549 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full University of Central Arkansas Mental & Social Health Services Report

Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 23 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $11,659 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Mental & Social Health Services Report

#9

Southern University at New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Southern University at New Orleans did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 1 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k list, SUNO has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for SUNO is $7,341 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southern University at New Orleans Mental & Social Health Services Report

#10

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

Union College Kentucky ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Union College Kentucky is located in Barbourville, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Union College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Union College Kentucky is $15,307 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Union College Kentucky

#11

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

Columbia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. Orange Beach, Alabama is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 111 students in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University also took the #12 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $10,074 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Columbia Southern University.

Full Columbia Southern University Mental & Social Health Services Report

#12

Methodist University

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Methodist University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Methodist not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Methodist University is $31,953 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Methodist Mental & Social Health Services Report

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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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