Graduate Mental & Social Health Services Programs at Governors State University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about graduate study in mental & social health services at GSU. Graduate degrees are awarded at the Master’s, Professional Certificate levels. It ranks as high as #10 out of 11 schools (Master’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Master’s Degrees
Professional Certificate Degrees

#509 in the U.S.

#17 in Illinois

#77 in the Great Lakes Region

College Factual ranks GSU among the top schools in the country for mental & social health services, ranked #509 out of 558 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools	509 of 558
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Illinois	17 of 20
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Great Lakes Region	77 of 83

The table below lists every degree level granted in mental & social health services at GSU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Master’s	11
Professional Certificate	1

In the most recent year for which we have data, Governors State University awarded 11 master’s degrees in mental & social health services.

Master’s Rankings

GSU is a solid choice among schools offering mental & social health services at the master’s level. Specifically, it ranked #10 out of 11 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois	10
Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region	52
Best Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Degree Schools	314

Master’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of mental & social health services master’s degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

The majority of mental & social health services master’s degree graduates at GSU were Black or African American. Roughly 45% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a master’s in mental & social health services.

Ethnic diversity of Mental & Social Health Services majors at Governors State University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	4

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Master’s)

GSU conferred 11 master’s completions in substance abuse/addiction counseling in the latest year of data — 82% to women and 18% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Black or African American (45%).

Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois — #1
Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region — #3
Best Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Master’s Degree Schools — #23

In the most recent year for which we have data, Governors State University awarded 1 professional certificate degree in mental & social health services.

Professional Certificate Rankings

GSU has not been ranked for mental & social health services at the professional certificate level.

Professional Certificate Student Diversity

All of the 1 student who graduated with a professional certificate degree in mental & social health services from GSU identified as women.

GSU gender breakdown of Mental & Social Health Services Professional Certificate degree grads

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Governors State University with a professional certificate in mental & social health services.

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	1

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling (Professional Certificate)

GSU granted 1 professional certificate completion in substance abuse/addiction counseling recently — 100% to women and 0% to men.