Mental & Social Health Services at University at Albany

What traits are you looking for in a mental health services school? To help you decide if University at Albany is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health services program.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

UAlbany Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 33 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UAlbany, about 21% were men and 79% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from UAlbany, 58% 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 University at Albany with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Public Health

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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Clergy	7,320	$57,550
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340

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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More about our data sources and methodologies.