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Mental & Social Health Services at Hood College

If you plan to study mental and social health services, take a look at what Hood College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hood is located in Frederick, Maryland and has a total student population of 2,042.

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.

Hood Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Hood Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Hood

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Hood College.

Hood Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

75% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The mental health services program at Hood awarded 16 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Hood does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Hood, 81% 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 Hood College with a master's in mental health services.

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

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

The following mental health services concentations are available at Hood College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hood College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 16

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 MD, the home state for Hood College.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Healthcare Social Workers 5,090 $58,350
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,090 $53,780
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,090 $79,820
Marriage and Family Therapists 1,360 $49,650
Community Health Workers 1,290 $50,160

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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