Mental & Social Health Services at Western New Mexico 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 Western New Mexico University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western New Mexico University is located in Silver City, New Mexico and approximately 2,896 students attend the school each year. Of the 37 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Western New Mexico University in 2021, 3 of them were mental and social health services majors.

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.

Western New Mexico University Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at Western New Mexico University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Western New Mexico University offers distance education options for mental health services at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

Western New Mexico University Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at Western New Mexico University 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
	7
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	17
Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	19
Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28
Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools	32
	42
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	65
Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Schools	78
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools	111
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Graduate Certificate Schools	111
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools	249
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools	273
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Schools	675
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Schools	736

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Western New Mexico University

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

Western New Mexico University Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 mental health services majors earned their bachelor's degree from Western New Mexico University. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western New Mexico University with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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

Western New Mexico University 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

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 Western New Mexico University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	3

Related Majors

• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Nursing

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 NM, the home state for Western New Mexico University.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
Psychiatric Technicians	1,190	$28,790
Healthcare Social Workers	1,190	$55,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	940	$73,600
Substance Abuse Social Workers	510	$45,260
Community Health Workers	270	$40,020

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 AllenS under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.