Mental & Social Health Services at Boston University

If you are interested in studying mental and social health services, you may want to check out the program at Boston University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 32,718.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental & Social Health Services section at the bottom of this page.

Boston U Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Boston U Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Boston U

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Boston University.

Boston U Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 mental health services majors earned their master's degree from Boston U. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Boston U, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Boston University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Boston University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	10

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Allied Health Professions
• Other Health Professions

Careers That Mental Health Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,880	$43,270
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Psychiatric Technicians	1,930	$45,220

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.