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Mental & Social Health Services at Western Connecticut State University

Mental & Social Health Services at Western Connecticut State University

What traits are you looking for in a mental health services school? To help you decide if Western Connecticut State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health services program.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246.

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.

WestConn Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

WestConn Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The mental health services major at WestConn 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.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of mental health services bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical mental health services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at WestConn since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

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About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

The following mental health services concentations are available at Western Connecticut State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Connecticut State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 50

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Healthcare Social Workers 2,110 $72,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers 1,850 $63,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,720 $90,870
Psychiatric Aides 1,230 $37,040
Psychiatric Technicians 960 $54,130

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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