by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. 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 UTHealth paid an average of $912 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $235 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 | $7,984 | $31,005 |
| Fees | $1,899 | $1,899 |
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from UTHealth is $57,318 per year. That is 44% higher than the national average of $39,734.
UTHealth 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 UTHealth Online Learning page.
About 95.2% of the students who received their Master’s in mental health services in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in mental health services at UTHealth in 2019-2020, 33.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 12 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 13 |
| Genetic Counseling/Counselor | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 27 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 24 |
| Medical Science | 6 |
| Public Health | 197 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 48 |
*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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