Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician at Columbia Southern University

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

Columbia Southern University is located in Orange Beach, Alabama and approximately 18,533 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Southern University Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia Southern University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Columbia Southern University does offer online education options in psychiatric/mental health services technician for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Columbia Southern University Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks psychiatric/mental health services technician programs across the country. The following shows how Columbia Southern University 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 psychiatric/mental health services technician major at Columbia Southern University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician. 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 Value Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
Most Focused Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
Most Popular Online Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	2
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Most Popular Online Mental Health Services Technician Basic Certificate Trade Schools	2
Best Value Mental Health Services Technician Schools	3
Best Value Mental Health Services Technician Basic Certificate Schools	3
Best Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	3
Most Popular Online Mental Health Services Technician Trade Schools	3
Most Popular Mental Health Services Technician Trade Schools	7
	7
Best Mental Health Services Technician Basic Certificate Trade Schools	10
Best Mental Health Services Technician Trade Schools	18
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Most Focused Mental Health Services Technician Basic Certificate Trade Schools	23
Most Focused Mental Health Services Technician Trade Schools	38

Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Student Demographics at Columbia Southern University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the psychiatric/mental health services technician majors at Columbia Southern University.

Columbia Southern University Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Bachelor’s Program

Of the 92 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician from Columbia Southern University in 2020-2021, 25% were men and 75% were women. The typical psychiatric/mental health services technician bachelor's degree program is made up of only 17% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia Southern University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia Southern University with a bachelor's in psychiatric/mental health services technician.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	44
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	26

Columbia Southern University also has a doctoral program available in psychiatric/mental health services technician. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

Careers That Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician Grads May Go Into

A degree in psychiatric/mental health services technician can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AL, the home state for Columbia Southern University.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Psychiatric Aides	1,750	$26,680
Psychiatric Technicians	1,150	$27,390

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.