Mental & Social Health Services at University of Central Oklahoma

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

UCO is located in Edmond, Oklahoma and has a total student population of 14,132.

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.

UCO Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

UCO Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UCO

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

UCO Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Mental & Social Health Services from UCO in 2020-2021, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. UCO does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from UCO, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 47% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• 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 OK, the home state for University of Central Oklahoma.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Healthcare Social Workers	1,980	$48,580
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,260	$37,380
Psychiatric Aides	1,110	$21,520
Community Health Workers	1,110	$47,110
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,050	$60,760

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 Houstonman6 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.