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 University at Buffalo. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in mental health services, such as diversity 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 University at Buffalo paid an average of $963 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $471 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 | $11,310 | $23,100 |
| Fees | $2,928 | $2,928 |
mental health services who receive their master’s degree from University at Buffalo make an average of $43,000 a year during the early days of their career. That is 8% higher than the national average of $39,734.
University at Buffalo 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 University at Buffalo Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in mental health services at University at Buffalo in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 8 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 29 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 14 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20 |
| Public Health | 56 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 58 |
*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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