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Mental & Social Health Services at Wayne State University

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Mental & Social Health Services at Wayne State 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 Wayne State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Wayne State is located in Detroit, Michigan and has a total student population of 26,241.

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.

Wayne State Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Wayne State Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Wayne State

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

Wayne State Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

85% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The mental health services program at Wayne State awarded 20 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 15% of these degrees went to men with the other 85% going to women.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Wayne State, 60% 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 Wayne State University with a master's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 12
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 11
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 8

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 MI, the home state for Wayne State University.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Healthcare Social Workers 5,400 $56,830
Substance Abuse Social Workers 4,050 $50,060
Psychiatric Aides 3,020 $34,090
Clergy 2,700 $41,040
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 2,430 $83,210

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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