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2022 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region

12 Ranked Colleges
958 Degrees Awarded
$19,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor's in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking - to help you make that decision.

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 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 $75-$110k” 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.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the mental and social health services program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k

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 $75-$110k.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services (Income $75-$110k) 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 $75-$110k list. Pensacola, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s mental health services degrees to 6 students 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 UWF is $12,116 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at UWF

#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 Making $75-$110k. NKU is a fairly large public school situated in Highland Heights, Kentucky. It awarded 4 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NKU, the school also landed the #7 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northern Kentucky University is $12,301 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at NKU

#3

University of the Cumberlands

Williamsburg, Kentucky

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of the Cumberlands. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Cumberlands is a fairly large school located in Williamsburg, Kentucky that handed out 32 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Cumberlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $19,300 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend University of the Cumberlands.

Full Cumberlands Mental & Social Health Services Report

#4

James Madison University

Harrisonburg, Virginia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend James Madison University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k 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 yearly cost to attend JMU is $24,274 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. 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%.

Full JMU Mental & Social Health Services Report

#5

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 #5 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k. Old Dominion is a large school located in Norfolk, Virginia that handed out 206 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 $75-$110k 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 yearly cost to attend Old Dominion is $20,208 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Old Dominion University

Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #6. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 23 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend NSU is $15,287 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at NSU

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 $75-$110k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Conway, Arkansas, and it awarded 66 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UCA, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for University of Central Arkansas is $17,783 for Southeast Region Bachelor’s Degree Mental Health Services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full UCA Mental & Social Health Services Report

#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 Making $75-$110k ranking, coming in at #8. Johnson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Knoxville, Tennessee. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Johnson University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $21,558 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k 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 more about 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 Making $75-$110k list. Southern University at New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 bachelors’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

SUNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #11 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $11,249 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Southern University at New Orleans.

Full SUNO Mental & Social Health Services Report

#10

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama

Columbia Southern University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. This fairly large school is located in Orange Beach, Alabama, and it awarded 111 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Columbia Southern University is $11,627 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k.

Full Columbia Southern University Mental & Social Health Services Report

#11

Methodist University

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#9 in overall quality

Methodist University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k ranking. This small school is located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Methodist also took the #9 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $33,149 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Methodist University.

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

#12

Union College Kentucky

Barbourville, Kentucky
#10 in overall quality

Union College Kentucky ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Bachelor’s in the Southeast Region For Those Making $75-$110k list. Union College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Barbourville, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k list, Union College has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $38,488 for southeast region bachelor’s degree mental health services students whose families make $75-$110k per year to attend Union College.

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

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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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