Mental & Social Health Services at Odessa College
Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and approximately 7,019 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.
Odessa College Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services
Odessa College Mental & Social Health Services Rankings
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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Odessa College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Odessa College.
Odessa College Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program
Odessa College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 59% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Odessa College with a associate's in mental health services.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
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 Odessa College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 3 |
Related Majors
- Health & Medical Administrative Services
- Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
- Allied Health Professions
- 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 TX, the home state for Odessa College.
Occupation | Jobs in TX | Average Salary in TX |
---|---|---|
Healthcare Social Workers | 9,830 | $59,090 |
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists | 6,680 | $73,650 |
Substance Abuse Social Workers | 6,090 | $40,470 |
Psychiatric Aides | 5,330 | $27,840 |
Psychiatric Technicians | 4,130 | $32,500 |
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.