Mental & Social Health Services at Nyack College

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

Nyack is located in Nyack, New York and approximately 2,063 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.

Nyack Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at Nyack

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Nyack does offer online education options in mental health services for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Master’s Degree

Nyack 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 Nyack

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

Nyack Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 85 students who earned a master's degree in Mental & Social Health Services from Nyack in 2020-2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Nyack does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 87% of degree recipients. That is 46% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	39
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	6
International Students	3
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 Nyack College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	41
Clinical/Medical Social Work	34
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	10

Related Majors

• 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 NY, the home state for Nyack College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Healthcare Social Workers	13,290	$62,280
Substance Abuse Social Workers	11,470	$62,130
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	11,370	$94,140
Clergy	7,320	$57,550
Community Health Workers	6,590	$44,340

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 MR1882 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.