Mental & Social Health Services at Wake Forest University

Every mental and social health services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mental health services program at Wake Forest University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year.

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.

Wake Forest University Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Wake Forest University Mental & Social Health Services 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.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

The mental health services program at Wake Forest University awarded 10 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	10

Related Majors

• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Public Health
• Nursing
• Allied Health Professions
• Medicine

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Healthcare Social Workers	3,340	$54,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,030	$77,470
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,470	$50,270
Psychiatric Technicians	1,840	$33,460
Clergy	1,070	$48,540

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.