Mental & Social Health Services at Western Connecticut State University

Every mental and social health services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mental health services program at Western Connecticut State University stacks up to those at other schools.

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and has a total student population of 5,246. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 students received a bachelor's degree in mental health services from WestConn.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks mental health services programs across the country. The following shows how WestConn performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	12
	73
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools	123

Earnings of WestConn Mental Health Services Graduates

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $22,728. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,530 for all mental health services students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 50 mental health services majors earned their bachelor's degree from WestConn. Of these graduates, 26% were men and 74% 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 WestConn since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mental health services bachelor's program than the national average.*

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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Andrew Gusciora under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.