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Mental & Social Health Services at Governors State University

Mental & Social Health Services at Governors State University

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

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 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.

GSU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

GSU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

62% Women
66% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. GSU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 66% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Governors State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 29
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Healthcare Social Workers 5,750 $52,830
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,700 $75,180
Psychiatric Technicians 3,920 $44,400
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,570 $46,540
Counselors 2,040 $37,010

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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