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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Far Western US Region

8 Ranked Colleges
42 Degrees Awarded
$22,100 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 Far Western US region, there were 4,177 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,015 and $57,247 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,342 and $136,270 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree mental health services students.

Top 8 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Far Western US Region

#1

University of Western States

Portland, Oregon
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Western States. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Portland, Oregon, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

Western States Chiropractic College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Western States are $9,600, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at University of Western States

#2

Northcentral University

San Diego, California
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northcentral University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 11 doctorate’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northcentral University, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Northcentral University are $18,095.

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

#3

Loma Linda University

Loma Linda, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loma Linda University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Loma Linda University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Loma Linda, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Loma Linda University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Loma Linda University are $30,640.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Loma Linda University

#4

Antioch University - Seattle

Seattle, Washington
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Antioch University - Seattle. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. Antioch University - Seattle is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Seattle, Washington. It awarded 2 doctorate’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree mental health services students list, Antioch University - Seattle has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Antioch University - Seattle are $18,459, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at Antioch University - Seattle

#5

Alliant International University

San Diego, California

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Alliant International University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 14 doctorate’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Alliant also took the #2 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Alliant International University are $24,615, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Alliant Mental & Social Health Services Report

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Los Angeles is a private not-for-profit institution located in Los Angeles, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our far western us region doctor’s degree mental health services students list, The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus are $23,576.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at The Chicago School Los Angeles Campus

#4 in overall quality

University of California - San Diego came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. University of California - San Diego is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UCSD also took the #4 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of California - San Diego are $28,631, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at University of California - San Diego

#8 in overall quality

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Far Western US Region ranking. The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine is a private not-for-profit institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The Chicago School Irvine Campus did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine are $23,576.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Irvine

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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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