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Mental & Social Health Services at Dallas College

If you are interested in studying Mental & Social Health Services, you may want to check out the program at Dallas College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Dallas College is in Dallas, TX.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 79 mental & social health services degrees were granted at Dallas College.

Online Class Availability at Dallas College

Online coursework is an option at Dallas College. Among 69,749 students, 26,959 (39%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 19,469 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Mental & Social Health Services Rankings at Dallas College

Rankings can help you compare Dallas College’s Mental & Social Health Services program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#2 of 58
Best Value	Texas	#2 of 37
Best Schools (Quality)	Texas	#13 of 40
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#19 of 62
Best Value	Nationwide	#24 of 514
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#254 of 530

Earnings for Mental & Social Health Services Graduates from Dallas College

Those who finish Dallas College’s Mental & Social Health Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$39,871
5 years	$45,701

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Mental & Social Health Services graduates from Dallas College report median earnings of $39,871, compared with $43,885 for all Dallas College graduates — about 9% lower than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Mental & Social Health Services graduates from Dallas College stands at $22,011.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Mental & Social Health Services graduates at Dallas College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Mental & Social Health Services graduates at Dallas College are 68% women (54) and 32% men (25).

Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program at Dallas College

Of the 26 associate’s mental & social health services degrees awarded at Dallas College, 65% were women (17) and 35% were men (9).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Mental & Social Health Services associate’s degree recipients at Dallas College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	6
American Indian / Alaska Native	1

Minority students account for 50% of Mental & Social Health Services associate’s degree recipients at Dallas College, above the national average of 48%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Mental & Social Health Services Concentrations at Dallas College

The Mental & Social Health Services program at Dallas College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	79

Top-Paying Careers for Mental & Social Health Services Graduates

Students who finish Mental & Social Health Services program at Dallas College work across a variety of fields. Here are the top-paying careers for Mental & Social Health Services majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Counselors, All Other	$81,766
Health Education Specialists	$81,726
Healthcare Social Workers	$78,044
Marriage and Family Therapists	$74,325
Community Health Workers	$73,901
Mental Health Counselors	$72,983
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,510
Genetic Counselors	$58,726
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers	$58,560

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.