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 Southern Connecticut State 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at SCSU paid an average of $444 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $438 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 | $7,865 | $20,044 |
| Fees | $5,484 | $6,614 |
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from SCSU is $48,628 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $39,734.
SCSU 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 SCSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, 81.5% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in mental health services at SCSU in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 7 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
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 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 40 |
| Public Health | 16 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 2 |
| Nursing | 35 |
*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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