by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Faulkner 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, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Faulkner paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,350 | $10,350 |
| Fees | $1,500 | $1,500 |
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from Faulkner is $28,960 per year. That is 27% lower than the national average of $39,734.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the mental health services master’s degree program at Faulkner. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Faulkner Online Learning page.
About 69.0% of the students who received their Master’s in mental health services in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 69.0% of the mental health services master’s degrees at Faulkner in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 19 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling | 5 |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 24 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 28 |
*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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