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Mental & Social Health Services at Texas Tech University

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

Texas Tech is located in Lubbock, Texas and has a total student population of 40,322.

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.

Texas Tech Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services
  • Doctorate Degree in Mental Health Services

Texas Tech Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #23 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Texas Tech

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

Texas Tech Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

85% Women
62% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 mental health services majors earned their master's degree from Texas Tech. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Texas Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 17

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 Texas Tech University.

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.

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