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2026 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools in Arizona

[Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/psychiatric-mental-health-services-technician/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong psychiatric/mental health services technician education at a price that pays off.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find the best return on investment for psychiatric/mental health services technician students.

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• Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools in Arizona

2026 Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools in Arizona

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the psychiatric/mental health services technician degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Schools

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Yavapai College
Prescott, AZ

$2,948 In-State Tuition & Fees

$14,087 Avg Student Debt

$39,890 Median Earnings (10yr)

For return on investment in psychiatric/mental health services technician, no school beat Yavapai College this year. Located in the city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a moderately-sized public university. Students from in state pay about $2,948 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $9,486. Psychiatric/mental Health Services Technician graduates carry a median of $14,087 in student loans. Early-career psychiatric/mental health services technician graduates make about $52,087. Set against $14,087 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff.

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Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ

$18,508 In-State Tuition & Fees

$39,560 Avg Student Debt

$42,186 Median Earnings (10yr)

A rank of #2 makes Grand Canyon University one of the best values for psychiatric/mental health services technician. Grand Canyon University is a very large private for-profit school located in the city of Phoenix. Expect in-state tuition and fees of around $18,508. Psychiatric/mental Health Services Technician graduates carry a median of $39,560 in student loans. Soon after graduation, psychiatric/mental health services technician degree recipients from Grand Canyon University generally make around $47,062. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Grand Canyon University admits about 79% of applicants.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 3 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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.