Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Houston Baptist University

What traits are you looking for in a mental health counseling/counselor school? To help you decide if Houston Baptist University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health counseling/counselor program.

HBU is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 3,963.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor section at the bottom of this page.

HBU Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Online Classes Are Available at HBU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Master’s Degree

HBU Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Rankings

Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at HBU

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

HBU Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

80% Women

62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of mental health counseling/counselor master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in mental health counseling/counselor each year. HBU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

In the mental health counseling/counselor master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 27% 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 counseling/counselor.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	20
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health counseling/counselor 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

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
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