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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

6 Ranked Colleges
118 Degrees Awarded
$21,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master's in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 27,516 people earned their degree in mental and social health services, making the major the 49th most popular in the United States. 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 Connecticut, there were 357 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,800 and $43,039 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 118 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,793 and $40,407 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. 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 Master’s in Connecticut 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 Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services (Income $0-$30k) in Connecticut

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Connecticut State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in New Britain, Connecticut, and it awarded 31 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

CCSU also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Central Connecticut State University are $26,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full CCSU Mental & Social Health Services Report

#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Fairfield University landed the #2 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Fairfield, Connecticut, and it awarded 49 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairfield U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Fairfield U are $19,267.

Full Fairfield U Mental & Social Health Services Report

#3

Southern Connecticut State University

New Haven, Connecticut

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Connecticut State University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k list. New Haven, Connecticut is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

SCSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full SCSU Mental & Social Health Services Report

#4

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Saint Joseph landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Saint Joseph is located in West Hartford, Connecticut and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at USJ, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USJ are $15,228, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of Saint Joseph

#5

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #5 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a medium-sized school located in West Haven, Connecticut that handed out 2 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

University of New Haven did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of New Haven

#6

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut
#5 in overall quality

Albertus Magnus College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Albertus Magnus is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Albertus Magnus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus are $21,304, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Albertus Magnus

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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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