Mental & Social Health Services at University of Southern Mississippi

If you are interested in studying mental and social health services, you may want to check out the program at University of Southern Mississippi. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southern Miss is located in Hattiesburg, Mississippi and has a total student population of 14,606.

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.

Southern Miss Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Southern Miss Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Southern Miss

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

Southern Miss Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 11 students who earned a master's degree in Mental & Social Health Services from Southern Miss in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Southern Miss does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 9% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Southern Miss, 64% 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 Southern Mississippi 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	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Southern Mississippi. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical/Medical Social Work	11

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Communication Sciences
• Public Health

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 MS, the home state for University of Southern Mississippi.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Psychiatric Aides	3,340	$19,970
Healthcare Social Workers	1,070	$48,080
Substance Abuse Social Workers	840	$41,470
Community Health Workers	710	$32,880
Psychiatric Technicians	630	$29,290

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 Dudemanfellabra under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.