Mental & Social Health Services at Bowie State University

Every mental and social health services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mental health services program at Bowie State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Bowie State University is located in Bowie, Maryland and approximately 6,250 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental & Social Health Services section at the bottom of this page.

Bowie State University Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Bowie State University Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Bowie State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Bowie State University.

Bowie State University Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 23 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Bowie State University, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Bowie State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 91% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bowie State University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Nursing

Careers That Mental Health Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Bowie State University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Healthcare Social Workers	5,090	$58,350
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,090	$53,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,090	$79,820
Marriage and Family Therapists	1,360	$49,650
Community Health Workers	1,290	$50,160

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By M. Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.