Mental & Social Health Services at University of South Dakota

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

USD is located in Vermillion, South Dakota and approximately 9,459 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students received a bachelor's degree in mental health services from USD.

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.

USD Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Mental Health Services (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services
• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

USD Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at USD 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	14
Best Mental & Social Health Services Basic Certificate Schools	24
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools	27
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	33
	38
Best Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools	41
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	97
	134

In 2021, 72 students received their master’s degree in mental health services from USD. This makes it the #33 most popular school for mental health services master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USD Mental Health Services Graduates

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at USD is $34,694. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $32,530 for all mental health services bachelor's degree recipients.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at USD

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

USD Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 54 students earned a bachelor's degree in mental health services from USD. About 91% of these graduates were women and the other 9% were men.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at USD 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 South Dakota with a bachelor's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	45
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

USD Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 72 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from USD, about 11% were men and 89% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from USD, 85% 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 South Dakota with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	61
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USD 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 South Dakota. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical/Medical Social Work	101
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	29

Related Majors

• Medical Science
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Health & Medical Administrative 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 SD, the home state for University of South Dakota.

Occupation	Jobs in SD	Average Salary in SD
Healthcare Social Workers	550	$43,350
Substance Abuse Social Workers	310	$40,330
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	270	$73,900
Marriage and Family Therapists	160	$40,000
Clergy	130	$48,420

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 Ammodramus under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.