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2026 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Rhode Island

[Mental & Social Health Services](/majors/health-care-professions/mental-social-health-services/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong mental & social health services education at a price that pays off.

To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 4 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for mental & social health services students.

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• Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Rhode Island

2026 Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Rhode Island

Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in mental & social health services, balancing cost against outcomes.

Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools

1

Rhode Island College
Providence, RI

$11,300 In-State Tuition & Fees

$27,000 Avg Student Debt

$56,318 Median Earnings (10yr)

Rhode Island College tops our 2026 list of the best value mental & social health services schools in Rhode Island. Set in the suburb of Providence, Rhode Island College is a large public institution. Students from in state pay about $11,300 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $27,299. Mental & Social Health Services graduates carry a median of $27,000 in student loans. Early-career mental & social health services graduates make about $41,255. Set against $27,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 92% of applicants are accepted.

2

Johnson And Wales University Providence
Providence, RI

$41,982 In-State Tuition & Fees

$26,350 Avg Student Debt

$43,418 Median Earnings (10yr)

Johnson And Wales University Providence came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the best value mental & social health services schools. Set in the city of Providence, Johnson And Wales University Providence is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $41,982. Typical student debt for mental & social health services graduates is $26,350. Early-career mental & social health services graduates make about $51,138. Set against $26,350 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 88%.

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Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked schools only.

• 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.