2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in District of Columbia

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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 District of Columbia, there were 28 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 27 mental and social health services graduates with average earnings and debt of $61,525 and $61,455 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia” ranking looked at 2 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.

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 Master’s in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best for district of columbia master’s degree mental health services students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mental & Social Health Services in District of Columbia

#1

Trinity Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#2 in overall quality

$14,580 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$60,161 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity Washington University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Washington, District of Columbia, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified masters’s mental health services students in 2019-2020.

Trinity College also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Trinity College are $14,580, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Trinity College Mental & Social Health Services Report

#2

George Washington University

Washington, District of Columbia

#1 in overall quality

$31,824 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$52,941 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Mental Health Services Schools for a Master’s in District of Columbia that were part of this year’s ranking, George Washington University landed the #2 spot on the list. George Washington University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 18 masters’s mental health services degrees to qualified students.

GWU also made our “Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at GWU are $31,824, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mental & Social Health Services at GWU

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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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