by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Mental Health Counseling/Counselor. 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 Lesley 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at Lesley was $1,050 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,900 | $18,900 |
| Fees | $150 | $150 |
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from Lesley is $40,672 per year. That is 2% higher 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 Lesley. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Lesley Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, 90.8% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 18.9% of the mental health services master’s degrees at Lesley in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 8 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 |
| White | 137 |
| International Students | 16 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 22 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 206 |
*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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