Mental & Social Health Services at Southern Connecticut State University

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

SCSU is located in New Haven, Connecticut and has a total student population of 9,331.

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.

SCSU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

SCSU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at SCSU

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

SCSU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 26 students who earned a master's degree in Mental & Social Health Services from SCSU in 2020-2021, 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from SCSU, 62% 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 Southern Connecticut State University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	22
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	4

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Health Sciences & Services
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences

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 CT, the home state for Southern Connecticut State University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Healthcare Social Workers	2,110	$72,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,850	$63,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,720	$90,870
Psychiatric Aides	1,230	$37,040
Psychiatric Technicians	960	$54,130

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 Southern Connecticut State University under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.