University of Massachusetts Amherst Master’s in Mental & Social Health Services
The main focus area for this major is Community Health Services/Liaison/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 University of Massachusetts Amherst. 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, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Rankings for the UMass Amherst Master’s in Mental Health Services
In order to help students find the right school for them, College Factual has created its Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools ranking, which is updated yearly. A school's placement in this ranking is determined by a number of objective factors, including student debt accumulation, post-graduation earnings, and student and faculty diversity.
UMass Amherst was in the top 15% of the country in this year's ranking of mental health services master's programs, ranking 111 out of 782 colleges and universities in the nation. It is also ranked #12 in Massachusetts.
How Much Does a Master’s in Mental Health Services from UMass Amherst Cost?
UMass Amherst Graduate Tuition and Fees
Out-of-state part-time graduates at UMass Amherst paid an average of $1,792 per credit hour in 2018-2019. The average for in-state students was $930 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 | $14,014 | $29,529 |
| Fees | $2,195 | $2,195 |
Does UMass Amherst Offer an Online Master’s in Mental Health Services?
UMass Amherst 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 UMass Amherst Online Learning page.
UMass Amherst Master’s Student Diversity for Mental Health Services
Male-to-Female Ratio
Women made up around 85.7% of the mental health services students who took home a master’s degree in 2018-2019. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.4%.
Racial-Ethnic Diversity
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in mental health services at UMass Amherst in 2018-2019, 42.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Master’s in Mental Health Services Focus Areas at UMass Amherst
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 7 |
Majors Related to a Master’s in Mental Health Services From UMass Amherst
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 24 |
| Public Health | 113 |
| Nursing | 17 |
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References
*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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