by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 University of Maine at Farmington. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in mental health services, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, 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 UMaine Farmington was ranked #309 on College Factual's Best Schools for mental health services list. It is also ranked #1 in Maine.
Here are some of the other rankings for UMaine Farmington.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at UMaine Farmington paid an average of $645 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $288 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $8,640 | $19,350 |
| Fees | $932 | $932 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $10,238 | $10,238 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,046 | $3,046 |
Learn more about UMaine Farmington tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Mental Health Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at UMaine Farmington took out an average of $27,000 in student loans. That is 4% higher than the national average of $25,920.
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor’s degree from UMaine Farmington is $35,274 per year. That is 13% higher than the national average of $31,146.
UMaine Farmington 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 UMaine Farmington Online Learning page.
About 72.2% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in mental health services in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 5.6% of the mental health services bachelor’s degrees at UMaine Farmington in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 18 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 15 |
View All Mental & Social Health Services Related Majors >
*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.
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