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 Valdosta 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, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at VSU was $915 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $254 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 | $4,572 | $16,470 |
| Fees | $2,212 | $2,212 |
mental health services who receive their master’s degree from VSU make an average of $35,772 a year during the early days of their career. That is 10% lower than the national average of $39,734.
Online degrees for the VSU mental health services master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the VSU Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the mental health services master’s degrees at VSU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 | 15 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 73 |
| Nursing | 19 |
*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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