Mental & Social Health Services at East Carolina University

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

ECU is located in Greenville, North Carolina and approximately 28,798 students attend the school each year.

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.

ECU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at ECU

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

ECU does offer online education options in mental health services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

ECU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at ECU

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

ECU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 67 students who graduated with a master’s in mental health services from ECU in 2021, 10% were men and 90% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from ECU, 69% 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 East Carolina University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	46
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	32
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	29
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	25
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	10
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist	8
Trauma Counseling	8

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied 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 NC, the home state for East Carolina University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Healthcare Social Workers	3,340	$54,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,470	$50,270
Psychiatric Technicians	1,840	$33,460
Clergy	1,070	$48,540

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 Luca Masters under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.