Mental & Social Health Services at Oklahoma Baptist University

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

OBU is located in Shawnee, Oklahoma and approximately 1,763 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.

OBU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

OBU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at OBU

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

OBU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Mental & Social Health Services from OBU in 2020-2021, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from OBU, 78% 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 Oklahoma Baptist University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Oklahoma Baptist University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	9

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic 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 OK, the home state for Oklahoma Baptist University.

Occupation	Jobs in OK	Average Salary in OK
Healthcare Social Workers	1,980	$48,580
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,260	$37,380
Psychiatric Aides	1,110	$21,520
Community Health Workers	1,110	$47,110
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,050	$60,760

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 Gigrantula under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.