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Mental & Social Health Services at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and approximately 26,744 students attend the school each year. Of the 469 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Kansas in 2021, 23 of them were mental and social health services majors.

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.

KU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

KU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks mental health services programs across the country. The following shows how KU performed in these rankings.

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 KU 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
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 29
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 45
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Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools 589

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

87% Women
26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 23 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in mental health services from KU in 2021, 13% were men and 87% were women.

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About 74% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at KU 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 University of Kansas with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

KU 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kansas. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 23

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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Healthcare Social Workers 1,310 $53,580
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,030 $65,320
Substance Abuse Social Workers 950 $40,900
Psychiatric Technicians 900 $28,060
Psychiatric Aides 690 $25,130

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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