Mental & Social Health Services at Western Carolina University
WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and approximately 12,243 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.
WCU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available
WCU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings
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 Western Carolina University. A concentration may not be available for your level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 23 |
Related Majors
- Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
- Public Health
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
- Health Sciences & Services
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 NC, the home state for Western Carolina University.
Occupation | Jobs in NC | Average Salary in NC |
---|---|---|
Healthcare Social Workers | 3,340 | $54,730 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 3,030 | $77,470 |
Substance Abuse Social Workers | 2,470 | $50,270 |
Psychiatric Technicians | 1,840 | $33,460 |
Clergy | 1,070 | $48,540 |
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.