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Mental & Social Health Services at Drexel University

Mental & Social Health Services at Drexel University

If you plan to study mental and social health services, take a look at what Drexel University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Drexel is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 23,589.

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.

Drexel Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at Drexel

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.

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

  • Master’s Degree

Drexel Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mental health services progam at Drexel compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 Drexel 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 30
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 33
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Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 68
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 71
Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 118
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 159
309
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools 381
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 393

How Much Do Mental Health Services Graduates from Drexel Make?

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Drexel is $30,140. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $32,530 for all mental health services students.

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Drexel

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

Drexel Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

86% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in mental health services from Drexel. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

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About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at Drexel 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 Drexel University with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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

Drexel 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Drexel University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 21

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 Drexel 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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