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Mental & Social Health Services at Walden University

Mental & Social Health Services at Walden University

If you are interested in studying mental & social health services, you may want to check out the program at Walden University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Walden University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 49,695 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.

Walden University Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Walden University

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

Walden University Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

85% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 11
Black or African American 266
Hispanic or Latino 61
White 383
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 74

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 Walden University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 422
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 64
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 27

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 MN, the home state for Walden University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Healthcare Social Workers 3,850 $58,670
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,220 $85,860
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,830 $55,460
Clergy 1,310 $47,580
Community Health Workers 1,270 $41,110

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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