by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at University of Florida. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in mental health services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UF was $1,139 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $449 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $10,770 | $27,335 |
| Fees | $1,967 | $2,795 |
mental health services who receive their master’s degree from UF make an average of $37,790 a year during the early days of their career. That is 5% lower than the national average of $39,734.
UF 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 UF Online Learning page.
Women made up around 82.4% of the mental health services students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 83.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in mental health services at UF in 2019-2020, 29.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 23 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 11 |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 23 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 27 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 14 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 21 |
| Allied Health Professions | 58 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 175 |
*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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