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Mental & Social Health Services at Capella University

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

Capella University is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and has a total student population of 38,930.

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.

Capella University Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services
  • Doctorate Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at Capella University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Capella University offers distance education options for mental health services at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Capella University Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Capella University

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

Capella University Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

87% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 206
Hispanic or Latino 63
White 392
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 204

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 Capella University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 880
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 347
Clinical/Medical Social Work 209
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 93

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 MN, the home state for Capella University.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Healthcare Social Workers 3,850 $58,670
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,220 $85,860
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,830 $55,460
Clergy 1,310 $47,580
Community Health Workers 1,270 $41,110

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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