by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Western Michigan University. 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 WMU paid an average of $1,268 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $682 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,360 | $30,432 |
| Fees | $923 | $923 |
mental health services who receive their master’s degree from WMU make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $39,734.
Online degrees for the WMU mental health services master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the WMU Online Learning page.
Women made up around 78.9% of the mental health services students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in mental health services at WMU in 2019-2020, 18.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 31 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 10 |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 28 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 30 |
| Allied Health Professions | 43 |
| Public Health | 17 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 91 |
| Nursing | 6 |
*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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