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 of Massachusetts - Boston. 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, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMass Boston paid an average of $1,499 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $768 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $18,433 | $35,980 |
| Fees | $505 | $505 |
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from UMass Boston is $44,399 per year. That is 12% higher than the national average of $39,734.
UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston Online Learning page.
About 78.3% of the students who received their Master’s in mental health services in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 30.4% of the mental health services master’s degrees at UMass Boston in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 16 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Public Health | 4 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 11 |
| Nursing | 46 |
*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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