Mental & Social Health Services at Abilene Christian University

Every mental and social health services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mental health services program at Abilene Christian University stacks up to those at other schools.

Abilene Christian is located in Abilene, Texas and has a total student population of 5,291. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received their master's degree in mental health services.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental & Social Health Services section at the bottom of this page.

Abilene Christian Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at Abilene Christian

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Abilene Christian does offer online courses in mental health services for the following degree levels:

Abilene Christian Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Abilene Christian

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Abilene Christian University.

Abilene Christian Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 36 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Abilene Christian, about 22% were men and 78% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in mental health services each year. Abilene Christian does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Abilene Christian, 58% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 42% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Abilene Christian University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Nursing
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

Careers That Mental Health Services Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health services can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for Abilene Christian University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Psychiatric Aides	5,330	$27,840
Psychiatric Technicians	4,130	$32,500

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Keithimus of English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.