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Mental & Social Health Services at The University of Texas at El Paso

Mental & Social Health Services at The University of Texas at El Paso

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

UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 24,879.

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.

UTEP Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

UTEP Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UTEP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at The University of Texas at El Paso.

UTEP Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

79% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 79% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. UTEP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 88% of degree recipients. That is 47% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 29
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

If you plan to be a mental health services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at El Paso. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 20

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 The University of Texas at El Paso.

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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