Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Washington University

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

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 19 mental health services majors received their bachelor's degree from EWU.

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.

EWU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Mental Health Services (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services
• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

EWU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks mental health services programs across the country. The following shows how EWU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at EWU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mental & Social Health Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
	38
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools	43
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
	92
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools	93
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools	156
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	292
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	329
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools	366
	545
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools	631

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in mental health services from EWU. This makes it the #292 most popular school for mental health services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

The mental health services program at EWU awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

About 68% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at EWU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

EWU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in mental health services from EWU. About 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. EWU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from EWU, 60% 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 Eastern Washington University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

EWU also has a doctoral program available in mental health services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	38

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Nursing

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Healthcare Social Workers	3,900	$62,180
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,210	$53,780
Psychiatric Technicians	1,030	$40,990

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.