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Mental & Social Health Services at Merritt College

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

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 6,261.

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.

Merritt College Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Mental Health Services (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Merritt College Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Merritt College

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

Merritt College Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

62% Women
69% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mental health services only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Merritt College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

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Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 29% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Merritt College with a associate's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 CA, the home state for Merritt College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Marriage and Family Therapists 21,920 $51,950
Healthcare Social Workers 18,600 $76,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 17,310 $108,350
Substance Abuse Social Workers 14,840 $61,640
Psychiatric Technicians 8,900 $64,500

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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