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 George Washington University. 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at GWU was $1,765 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $31,770 | $31,770 |
| Fees | $54 | $54 |
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from GWU is $52,941 per year. That is 33% higher than the national average of $39,734.
GWU 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 GWU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, 83.3% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Around 38.9% of mental health services master’s degree recipients at GWU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 59 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 297 |
| Allied Health Professions | 67 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 17 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9 |
*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.
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