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2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k

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 $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 $48-$75k” 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 $48-$75k” ranking looked at 6 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in mental and social health services. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mental and social health services programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k”.

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Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services (Income $48-$75k) in Connecticut

#1

Central Connecticut State University

New Britain, Connecticut

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Connecticut State University landed the #1 spot on the list. New Britain, Connecticut is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 31 students in 2019-2020.

CCSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCSU are $26,072, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Central Connecticut State University

#2

Fairfield University

Fairfield, Connecticut

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fairfield University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k. Fairfield University is a medium-sized school located in Fairfield, Connecticut that handed out 49 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Fairfield U, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. 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 $48-$75k list. Located in New Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

SCSU also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list, coming in at #2. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at SCSU are $26,658.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at SCSU

#4

University of Saint Joseph

West Hartford, Connecticut
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Saint Joseph. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in West Hartford, Connecticut, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

USJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at USJ are $15,228, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at USJ

#5

Albertus Magnus College

New Haven, Connecticut
#5 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 $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Albertus Magnus College landed the #5 spot on the list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Albertus Magnus College are $21,304, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Albertus Magnus Mental & Social Health Services Report

#6

University of New Haven

West Haven, Connecticut

University of New Haven did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in Connecticut For Those Making $48-$75k ranking, coming in at #6. Located in West Haven, Connecticut, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at University of New Haven, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Haven are $17,610.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at University of New Haven

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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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