Mental & Social Health Services at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 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.

Syracuse Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 20 students who graduated with a master’s in mental health services from Syracuse in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Syracuse does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Communication Sciences
• 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 Syracuse University.

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
• Image Credit: By Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.