Mental & Social Health Services at The University of West Florida

What traits are you looking for in a mental health services school? To help you decide if The University of West Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health services program.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and has a total student population of 13,061. In 2021, 11 mental health services majors received their bachelor's degree from UWF.

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.

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mental health services progam at UWF compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at UWF is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mental & Social Health Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	36
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	44
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	47
	53
Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	55
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	74
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools	81
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	200
Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	262
	267
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	290
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Schools	386
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools	447
	557
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools	619

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in mental health services from UWF. This makes it the #44 most popular school for mental health services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mental & Social Health Services from UWF in 2020-2021, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical mental health services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UWF since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

About 64% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at UWF are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of West Florida with a bachelor's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 56 students who graduated with a master’s in mental health services from UWF in 2021, 9% were men and 91% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from UWF, 63% 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 The University of West Florida with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	35
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UWF also has a doctoral program available in mental health services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 The University of West Florida. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical/Medical Social Work	52
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	15

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Public Health
• Health Sciences & Services

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 FL, the home state for The University of West Florida.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Healthcare Social Workers	10,660	$50,950
Psychiatric Technicians	8,480	$29,680
Psychiatric Aides	4,280	$25,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,760	$44,100

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 Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.