2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 the Middle Atlantic 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 Middle Atlantic region, there were 3,706 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,146 and $46,137 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,866 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,887 and $46,998 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking analyzed 64 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.
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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region.
Top 25 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 64 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Canisius College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Buffalo, New York, and it awarded 19 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.
Canisius did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Canisius are $15,870.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend St. John Fisher College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Fisher is located in Rochester, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 33 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Fisher not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at St. John Fisher College are $17,820, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Wilmington University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Located in New Castle, Delaware, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Wilmington University are $8,834, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Niagara University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Niagara is located in Niagara University, New York and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 16 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Niagara are $14,893.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nyack College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region. Nyack, New York is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 81 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Nyack College are $13,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Lancaster Bible College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 16 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Lancaster Bible College are $11,460.
Full Lancaster Bible College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Touro College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #7. Located in New York, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Touro are $13,138, but some majors have different tuition rates.
California University of Pennsylvania did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #8. Cal U is located in California, Pennsylvania and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 31 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at California University of Pennsylvania are $18,508, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #9, Lock Haven University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Lock Haven University is a small school located in Lock Haven, Pennsylvania that handed out 12 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at LHU are $17,379, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Mercy College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Mercy College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Dobbs Ferry, New York. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 70 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Mercy College are $17,486, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
Clarion University of Pennsylvania came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Clarion, Pennsylvania is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Clarion University are $13,862, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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The College of Saint Rose ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Saint Rose is a small school located in Albany, New York that handed out 20 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at The College of Saint Rose are $15,308.
Duquesne University came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 25 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.
Duquesne also took the #11 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Duquesne University are $24,048.
With a ranking of #14, Marist College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Marist is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Marist College are $15,400, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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Hunter College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Hunter are $20,828.
Medaille College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #16. Medaille College is a small school located in Buffalo, New York that handed out 111 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.
Medaille also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list, coming in at #21. Average graduate tuition and fees at Medaille are $21,696, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Full Medaille College Mental & Social Health Services Report
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #17. Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus is a public institution located in Indiana, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 32 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Main Campus are $18,207, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Moravian College landed the #18 spot on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 11 degrees to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Moravian are $17,442.
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Seton Hill University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #19. Seton Hill University is a small school located in Greensburg, Pennsylvania that handed out 9 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Seton Hill are $15,634.
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With a ranking of #20, Thomas Jefferson University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Thomas Jefferson University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Thomas Jefferson University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #23 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Thomas Jefferson University are $21,978, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Carlow University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #21. This small school is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 38 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Carlow are $20,164, but some majors have different tuition rates.
With a ranking of #22, Bowie State University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Bowie, Maryland, and it awarded 30 masters’s mental health services degrees in 2019-2020.
Average graduate tuition and fees at Bowie State University are $15,281, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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Rider University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Rider University is located in Lawrenceville, New Jersey and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 26 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Rider did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #22 on our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Rider University are $20,958.
With a ranking of #24, LIU Post did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brookville, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s mental health services degrees to 74 students in 2019-2020.
LIU Post also took the #12 spot in our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LIU Post are $23,479, but some majors have different tuition rates.
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With a ranking of #25, West Chester University of Pennsylvania did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in the Middle Atlantic Region list. West Chester University of Pennsylvania is located in West Chester, Pennsylvania and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.
Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at West Chester University of Pennsylvania are $16,758.
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- 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%.
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- *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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