Mental & Social Health Services at Southern New Hampshire University

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

SNHU is located in Manchester, New Hampshire and has a total student population of 134,345. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students received a bachelor's degree in mental health services from SNHU.

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.

SNHU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services
• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at SNHU

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, SNHU does offer online courses in mental health services for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

SNHU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mental health services progam at SNHU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at SNHU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mental & Social Health Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	289
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools	501
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools	545

In 2021, 155 students received their master’s degree in mental health services from SNHU. This makes it the #10 most popular school for mental health services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at SNHU

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

SNHU Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of mental health services bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at SNHU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern New Hampshire University with a bachelor's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	23
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SNHU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 155 students who graduated with a master’s in mental health services from SNHU in 2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from SNHU, 63% 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 New Hampshire University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	98
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	27

SNHU also has a doctoral program available in mental health services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Nursing
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 NH, the home state for Southern New Hampshire University.

Occupation	Jobs in NH	Average Salary in NH
Healthcare Social Workers	590	$64,570
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	420	$84,270
Psychiatric Aides	340	$37,950
Psychology Professors	300	$89,780
Substance Abuse Social Workers	270	$57,110

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 Kylejtod at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.