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

HBU is located in Houston, Texas and approximately 3,963 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.

HBU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at HBU

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

HBU does offer online education options in mental health services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

HBU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at HBU

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

HBU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 30 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from HBU, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• 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 TX, the home state for Houston Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Psychiatric Aides	5,330	$27,840
Psychiatric Technicians	4,130	$32,500

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 LUSportsFan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.