Mental & Social Health Services at University of Pennsylvania

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

UPenn is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 26,552. In 2021, 80 mental health services majors received their bachelor's degree from UPenn.

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.

UPenn Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

UPenn Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at UPenn 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 Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	1
	10
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
	43
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	56
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools	642

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in mental health services from UPenn. This makes it the #220 most popular school for mental health services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UPenn Mental Health Services Graduates

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at UPenn is $39,242. This is 21% higher than $32,530, which is the national average for all mental health services bachelor's degree recipients.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UPenn

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

UPenn Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

The mental health services program at UPenn awarded 80 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 21% of these degrees went to men with the other 79% going to women. The typical mental health services bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UPenn since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mental health services bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	33
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UPenn Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 16 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UPenn, about 19% were men and 81% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from UPenn, 69% 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 University of Pennsylvania with a master's in mental health services.

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

UPenn 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	80
Genetic Counseling/Counselor	16

Related Majors

• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Medical Illustration & Informatics
• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Other Health Professions
• Medical Science

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 PA, the home state for University of Pennsylvania.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Substance Abuse Social Workers	7,860	$38,440
Healthcare Social Workers	7,560	$53,770
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychiatric Technicians	2,600	$31,340
Psychiatric Aides	2,460	$35,450

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 WestCoastivieS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.