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 Rhode Island College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in mental health services, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at RIC was $898 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $462 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,316 | $16,164 |
| Fees | $720 | $720 |
mental health services who receive their master’s degree from RIC make an average of $40,089 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $39,734.
RIC 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 RIC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.7% of the mental health services students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Around 7.1% of mental health services master’s degree recipients at RIC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 14 |
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 | 1 |
| Nursing | 25 |
*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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