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Mental & Social Health Services at Fairfield University

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Mental & Social Health Services at Fairfield University

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

Fairfield U is located in Fairfield, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,513.

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.

Fairfield U Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Fairfield U Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Fairfield U

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

Fairfield U Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

95% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 40 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Fairfield U, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Fairfield U, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 CT, the home state for Fairfield University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Healthcare Social Workers 2,110 $72,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers 1,850 $63,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,720 $90,870
Psychiatric Aides 1,230 $37,040
Psychiatric Technicians 960 $54,130

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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