by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Substance Abuse/Addiction 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 Governors State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in mental health services, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at GSU paid an average of $706 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $353 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,354 | $12,708 |
| Fees | $1,966 | $1,966 |
mental health services who receive their master’s degree from GSU make an average of $37,208 a year during the early days of their career. That is 6% lower than the national average of $39,734.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. GSU does offer online classes in its mental health services master’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GSU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 76.0% of the mental health services students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in mental health services at GSU in 2019-2020, 68.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 16 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 25 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 41 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 14 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 26 |
| Nursing | 27 |
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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