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Mental & Social Health Services at George Washington University

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Mental & Social Health Services at George Washington University

Every mental and social health services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mental health services program at George Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 27,017.

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.

GWU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

GWU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

89% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 18 students earned a master's degree in mental health services from GWU. About 89% of these graduates were women and the other 11% were men.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from GWU, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Washington University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 18

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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Community Health Workers 810 $61,770
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 710 $95,500
Psychiatric Technicians 470 $50,490
Substance Abuse Social Workers 470 $69,690
Healthcare Social Workers 450 $72,090

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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