by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Marriage and Family Therapy/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 Appalachian State University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’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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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Appalachian State paid an average of $896 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $237 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,839 | $18,271 |
| Fees | $3,168 | $3,168 |
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from Appalachian State is $31,537 per year. That is 21% lower than the national average of $39,734.
Appalachian State does not offer an online option for its mental health services master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Appalachian State Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, 85.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 35.7% of the mental health services master’s degrees at Appalachian State 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 | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 36 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 27 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 9 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 21 |
| Nursing | 11 |
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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.
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