The main focus area for this major is Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Mental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Ohio University - Athens Campus. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in mental health services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at OHIO Athens was ranked #293 on College Factual's Best Schools for mental health services list. It is also ranked #9 in Ohio.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at OHIO Athens was $1,077 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $595 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $12,612 | $22,406 |
Books and Supplies | $984 | $984 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,024 | $14,024 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,144 | $3,144 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Mental Health Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at OHIO Athens took out an average of $26,869 in student loans. That is 4% higher than the national average of $25,920.
OHIO Athens does not offer an online option for its mental health services bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the OHIO Athens Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, 90.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.8%.
Around 18.2% of mental health services bachelor’s degree recipients at OHIO Athens in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 27 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 33 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health Sciences & Services | 58 |
Communication Sciences | 66 |
Health & Medical Administrative Services | 122 |
Allied Health Professions | 11 |
Public Health | 6 |
*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.