Mental & Social Health Services at Fresno Pacific University

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

Fresno Pacific is located in Fresno, California and approximately 3,995 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.

Fresno Pacific Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Fresno Pacific 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.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Fresno Pacific

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

Fresno Pacific Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 20 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Fresno Pacific, about 30% were men and 70% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Fresno Pacific does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 55% of degree recipients. That is 14% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	8
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Fresno Pacific University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	20

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Nursing
• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 CA, the home state for Fresno Pacific University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Marriage and Family Therapists	21,920	$51,950
Healthcare Social Workers	18,600	$76,450
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	17,310	$108,350
Substance Abuse Social Workers	14,840	$61,640
Psychiatric Technicians	8,900	$64,500

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 Jon Harder under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.