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Mental & Social Health Services at Alvernia University

Mental & Social Health Services at Alvernia University

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

Alvernia is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and approximately 2,560 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.

Alvernia Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at Alvernia

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Alvernia offers distance education options for mental health services at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

Alvernia Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at Alvernia 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
Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 10
Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 10
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 11
Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 19
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Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 20
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 24
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 50
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 58
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 113
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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools 348

Earnings of Alvernia Mental Health Services Graduates

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Alvernia is $36,365. This is 12% higher than $32,530, which is the national average for all mental health services bachelor's degree recipients.

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Alvernia

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

Alvernia Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

84% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in mental health services from Alvernia. About 84% of these graduates were women and the other 16% were men.

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About 61% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at Alvernia 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 Alvernia University with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 31

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 PA, the home state for Alvernia University.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Substance Abuse Social Workers 7,860 $38,440
Healthcare Social Workers 7,560 $53,770
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,440 $83,610
Psychiatric Technicians 2,600 $31,340
Psychiatric Aides 2,460 $35,450

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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