by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of South Dakota. 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at USD was ranked #161 on College Factual's Best Schools for mental health services list. It is also ranked #2 in South Dakota.
Here are some of the other rankings for USD.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at USD paid an average of $372 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $257 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,697 | $11,172 |
| Fees | $1,635 | $1,635 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,200 | $1,200 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $8,410 | $8,410 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,560 | $4,560 |
Learn more about USD tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at USD in Mental Health Services walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 4% higher than the national average of $25,920.
mental health services who receive their bachelor’s degree from USD make an average of $31,828 a year during the early days of their career. That is 2% higher than the national average of $31,146.
Online degrees for the USD mental health services bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the USD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 85.7% of the mental health services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 83.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.4% of the mental health services bachelor’s degrees at USD in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 4 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 19 |
| Clinical/Medical Social Work | 30 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Health Sciences & Services | 97 |
| Communication Sciences | 25 |
| Dental Support Services | 32 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 13 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 13 |
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*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.
