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Mental & Social Health Services at Hofstra 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 Hofstra University stacks up to those at other schools.

Hofstra is located in Hempstead, New York and approximately 10,444 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.

Hofstra Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Hofstra Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Hofstra

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

Hofstra Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

86% Women
32% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 28 students who earned a master's degree in Mental & Social Health Services from Hofstra in 2020-2021, 14% were men and 86% were women.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Hofstra, 61% 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 Hofstra University with a master's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Hofstra University.

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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