Mental & Social Health Services at Mercer 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 Mercer University stacks up to those at other schools.

Mercer is located in Macon, Georgia and approximately 9,006 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.

Mercer Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Mercer 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Mercer

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

Mercer Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 22 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Mercer, about 5% were men and 95% were women.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 59% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	8
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	8
International Students	0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercer University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	23

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Public Health

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 GA, the home state for Mercer University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Healthcare Social Workers	3,550	$53,110
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,100	$89,190
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,160	$39,600
Counselors	1,020	$34,010
Community Health Workers	1,010	$41,240

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 Korea2006 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.