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Mental & Social Health Services at Merrimack College

Mental & Social Health Services at Merrimack College

If you plan to study mental & social health services, take a look at what Merrimack College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Merrimack is located in North Andover, Massachusetts and approximately 5,418 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.

Merrimack Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Merrimack Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Merrimack

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

Merrimack Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Merrimack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 25% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Merrimack, 71% 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 Merrimack College with a master's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

The following mental health services concentations are available at Merrimack College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Merrimack College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 17

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 MA, the home state for Merrimack College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Healthcare Social Workers 10,040 $61,960
Substance Abuse Social Workers 6,880 $43,270
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,050 $86,490
Community Health Workers 3,660 $44,500
Psychiatric Technicians 1,930 $45,220

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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