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Mental & Social Health Services at Western Connecticut State University

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Mental & Social Health Services at Western Connecticut State University

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

WestConn is located in Danbury, Connecticut and approximately 5,246 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 50 mental health services majors received their bachelor's degree from WestConn.

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.

WestConn Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

WestConn Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mental health services progam at WestConn 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 WestConn 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
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 12
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 15
Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 72
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 72
73
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools 123
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Schools 141
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools 704
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools 705
714

How Much Do Mental Health Services Graduates from WestConn Make?

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at WestConn is $22,728. This is less than $32,530, which is the national average of all mental health services majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at WestConn

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

WestConn Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

74% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The mental health services program at WestConn awarded 50 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 26% of these degrees went to men with the other 74% 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 WestConn since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Western Connecticut State University with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 25
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

WestConn 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 Western Connecticut State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 50

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 CT, the home state for Western Connecticut State University.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Healthcare Social Workers 2,110 $72,640
Substance Abuse Social Workers 1,850 $63,290
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,720 $90,870
Psychiatric Aides 1,230 $37,040
Psychiatric Technicians 960 $54,130

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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