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Mental & Social Health Services at Southern Methodist University

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

SMU is located in Dallas, Texas and has a total student population of 12,373.

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.

SMU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

SMU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at SMU

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

SMU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

88% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 58 students graduated with a master's degree in mental health services from SMU. About 12% were men and 88% were women.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from SMU, 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 Southern Methodist University with a master's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 7
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 41
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 TX, the home state for Southern Methodist 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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