2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region

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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Mental & Social Health Services is the 49th most popular major in the country with 27,516 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 2,586 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,684 and $43,368 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 42 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $72,701 and $106,703 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree 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.

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 Doctorate in the Plains States Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Plains States Region

#1

Walden University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#2 in overall quality

$10,716 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walden University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region list. Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 doctorate’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

Walden University also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Walden University are $10,716, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Walden University

#2

Mount Mercy University

Cedar Rapids, Iowa

#3 in overall quality

$10,870 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mount Mercy University. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region. Mount Mercy is a small school located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa that handed out 2 doctorate’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

Mount Mercy also took the #3 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Mount Mercy University are $10,870.

Read more about Mental & Social Health Services at Mount Mercy

#2

Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

Kansas City, Missouri

#4 in overall quality

$6,950 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Kansas City, Missouri, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

MBTS not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary are $6,950.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at MBTS

#3

Capella University

Minneapolis, Minnesota

#3 in overall quality

$14,767 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Capella University landed the #3 spot on the list. Capella University is a private for-profit institution located in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Capella University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Capella University are $14,767.

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

#4

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, Missouri

#1 in overall quality

$22,074 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Doctorate in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the #4 spot on the list. SLU is a fairly large school located in Saint Louis, Missouri that handed out 4 doctorate’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.

SLU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at SLU are $22,074, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at SLU

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services

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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