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2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

12 Ranked Colleges
958 Degrees Awarded
$16,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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.

For this year’s “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The mental health services school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid

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 Getting Aid.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Southeast Region (With Aid)

#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 Getting Aid list. The University of West Florida is a fairly large public school situated in Pensacola, Florida. It awarded 6 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

UWF not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 $7,406 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students with aid.

Full The University of West Florida Mental & Social Health Services Report

#2

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, Kentucky

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northern Kentucky University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. Located in Highland Heights, Kentucky, this fairly large public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified bachelors’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

NKU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $9,049 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students with aid per year to attend NKU.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at NKU

#3

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. JMU is a public institution located in Harrisonburg, Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 469 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

JMU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for JMU is $22,169 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students with aid.

The student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full James Madison University Mental & Social Health Services Report

#4

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, Virginia

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Old Dominion University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid. 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 with aid 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 $16,493 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students with aid.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Old Dominion University

#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 Getting Aid. 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 took the #6 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of the Cumberlands is $16,894 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students with aid.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at University of the Cumberlands

Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 23 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students with aid list, NSU has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,866 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students with aid per year to attend NSU.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at NSU

With a ranking of #7, University of Central Arkansas did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. University of Central Arkansas is a fairly large school located in Conway, Arkansas that handed out 66 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

UCA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend UCA is $15,376 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students with aid.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at UCA

#8

Johnson University

Knoxville, Tennessee

Johnson University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #8. Knoxville, Tennessee is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

Johnson University also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #3. It costs about $18,915 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students with aid per year to attend Johnson University.

Since the school has a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.

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

#9

Southern University at New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#11 in overall quality

Southern University at New Orleans ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid list. SUNO is a small public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. 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 with aid 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 yearly cost to attend SUNO is $7,632 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students with aid.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Southern University at New Orleans

#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 Getting Aid list. Barbourville, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Union College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Union College is $21,771 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students with aid.

Full Union College Kentucky Mental & Social Health Services Report

#11

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

Columbia Southern University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 111 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia Southern University, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Southern University is $10,368 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students with aid.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Columbia Southern University

#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 Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #12. Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Fayetteville, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Methodist did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #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 $32,906 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students with aid.

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 University 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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