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Basic Certificate in Mental & Social Health Services

Basic Certificates in Mental & Social Health Services

3,387 Yearly Graduations
73% Women
47% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
This degree is more popular with female students, and about 47% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.5% of mental health services graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Mental Health Services Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 3,387 people earned their basic certificate in mental health services. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in mental health services at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 17,274
Associate Degree 3,539
Basic Certificate 3,387
Bachelor’s Degree 2,853
Undergraduate Certificate 2,189
Graduate Certificate 2,037
Doctor’s Degree 271

Earnings of Mental Health Services Majors With Basic Certificates

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for mental health services students who are basic certificate holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their basic certificate in mental health services. About 73.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 904
Women 2,483
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The racial-ethnic distribution of mental health services basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 61
Black or African American 753
Hispanic or Latino 608
White 1,677
International Students 16
Other Races/Ethnicities 272
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to mental health services that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing & Nursing Assistants 44,253
Allied Health Professions 22,225
Allied Health Services 19,412
Health/Medical Admin Services 13,996
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 9,907

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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