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Mental & Social Health Services at The University of West Florida

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

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. Of the 2,407 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of West Florida in 2021, 11 of them were mental and social health services majors.

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.

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mental health services progam at UWF 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 UWF 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
Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 55
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 74
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools 200

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in mental health services from UWF. This makes it the #44 most popular school for mental health services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UWF

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

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

64% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 11 mental health services students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UWF, about 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical mental health services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UWF since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at UWF 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 The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

91% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The mental health services program at UWF awarded 56 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 9% of these degrees went to men with the other 91% going to women.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from UWF, 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 35
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Healthcare Social Workers 10,660 $50,950
Psychiatric Technicians 8,480 $29,680
Psychiatric Aides 4,280 $25,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,950 $76,190
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,760 $44,100

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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