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Mental & Social Health Services at Brooklyn College

Mental & Social Health Services at Brooklyn College

If you are interested in studying mental & social health services, you may want to check out the program at Brooklyn College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Brooklyn College is located in Brooklyn, New York and has a total student population of 17,735.

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.

Brooklyn College Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Brooklyn College Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Brooklyn College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Brooklyn College.

Brooklyn College Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

80% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Brooklyn College does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Brooklyn College, 55% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 22
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

If you plan to be a mental health services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Brooklyn College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 31

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 NY, the home state for Brooklyn College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Healthcare Social Workers 13,290 $62,280
Substance Abuse Social Workers 11,470 $62,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 11,370 $94,140
Clergy 7,320 $57,550
Community Health Workers 6,590 $44,340

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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