2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

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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 Pennsylvania, there were 803 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,015 and $46,533 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 15 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

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.

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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for pennsylvania doctor’s degree mental health services students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in Pennsylvania

#1

Eastern University

Saint Davids, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$13,610 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Eastern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Saint Davids, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

EU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Eastern University are $13,610, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at EU

#2

Waynesburg University

Waynesburg, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$16,320 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waynesburg University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in Pennsylvania list. Located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 degrees to qualified doctorate’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Waynesburg, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Waynesburg are $16,320, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Waynesburg University

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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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