by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Baruch College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in mental health services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Baruch was $855 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $470 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,090 | $20,520 |
| Fees | $360 | $360 |
mental health services who receive their master’s degree from Baruch make an average of $48,432 a year during the early days of their career. That is 22% higher than the national average of $39,734.
Baruch does not offer an online option for its mental health services master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Baruch Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, 91.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in mental health services at Baruch in 2019-2020, 41.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 46 |
*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.