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 Lesley University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’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 Lesley was $1,050 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,900 | $18,900 |
| Fees | $150 | $150 |
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Lesley does offer online classes in its mental health services doctor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lesley Online Learning page.
About 90.9% of the students who received their Doctorate in mental health services in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 77.9%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in mental health services at Lesley in 2019-2020, 18.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 44%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 4 |
| 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 | 11 |
*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.