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Mental & Social Health Services at James Madison University

Mental & Social Health Services at James Madison University

If you are interested in studying mental and social health services, you may want to check out the program at James Madison University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

JMU is located in Harrisonburg, Virginia and approximately 21,594 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.

JMU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

JMU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mental health services progam at JMU 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 JMU 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 Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 1
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 2
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 6
Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 9
Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 18
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 19
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 34
66
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools 306
354

Earnings of JMU Mental Health Services Graduates

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at JMU is $30,000. This is less than $32,530, which is the national average of all mental health services majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at JMU

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

JMU Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 504 students earned a bachelor's degree in mental health services from JMU. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

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About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at JMU 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 James Madison University with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 26
Black or African American 39
Hispanic or Latino 48
White 360
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 29

JMU 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 James Madison University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 504

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 VA, the home state for James Madison University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Substance Abuse Social Workers 4,720 $51,660
Healthcare Social Workers 3,720 $57,510
Psychiatric Technicians 2,860 $30,650
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,680 $80,380
Clergy 1,360 $43,640

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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