by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. 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 Mercer University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in mental health services, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Mercer paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,964 | $14,964 |
| Fees | $300 | $300 |
mental health services who receive their master’s degree from Mercer make an average of $34,467 a year during the early days of their career. That is 13% lower than the national average of $39,734.
Mercer 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 Mercer Online Learning page.
About 88.9% of the students who received their Master’s in mental health services in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 51.9% of the mental health services master’s degrees at Mercer in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 11 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 27 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 43 |
| Allied Health Professions | 70 |
| Public Health | 59 |
| Nursing | 34 |
*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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