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Mental & Social Health Services at Worcester State University

Mental & Social Health Services at Worcester State University

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

Worcester State is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 5,724.

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.

Worcester State Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Worcester State Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mental health services progam at Worcester State 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 Worcester State 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 Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 9
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 11
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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 28
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 35
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 48
Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 52
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Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 192
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools 294

Earnings of Worcester State Mental Health Services Graduates

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at Worcester State is $35,724. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $32,530 for all mental health services bachelor's degree recipients.

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Worcester State

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

Worcester State Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
34% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of mental health services bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 43
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Worcester State 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

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Worcester State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 70

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 MA, the home state for Worcester State University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Healthcare Social Workers 10,040 $61,960
Substance Abuse Social Workers 6,880 $43,270
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,050 $86,490
Community Health Workers 3,660 $44,500
Psychiatric Technicians 1,930 $45,220

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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