Mental & Social Health Services at Emporia State University

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

ESU is located in Emporia, Kansas and approximately 5,828 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.

ESU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

ESU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at ESU

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

ESU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 16 students who graduated with a master’s in mental health services from ESU in 2021, 6% were men and 94% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from ESU, 63% 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 Emporia State University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

If you plan to be a mental health services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Emporia State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	16

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Public Health
• 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 KS, the home state for Emporia State University.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Healthcare Social Workers	1,310	$53,580
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,030	$65,320
Substance Abuse Social Workers	950	$40,900
Psychiatric Technicians	900	$28,060
Psychiatric Aides	690	$25,130

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 Ethan James Scherrer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.