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Mental & Social Health Services at CUNY Hunter College

If you plan to study Mental & Social Health Services, you may want to check out the program at CUNY Hunter College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

CUNY Hunter College is in New York, NY.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 64 mental & social health services degrees were awarded at CUNY Hunter College.

Studying Online at CUNY Hunter College

Many students take online classes at CUNY Hunter College. Of 22,538 students, 735 (3%) studied exclusively online and 8,220 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Mental & Social Health Services Rankings at CUNY Hunter College

Use these rankings to compare CUNY Hunter College’s Mental & Social Health Services program against peer institutions.

Master’s-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#1 of 95
Best Value	New York	#1 of 43
Best Value	Nationwide	#2 of 514
Best Schools (Quality)	New York	#4 of 43
Best Schools (Quality)	Middle Atlantic (Region)	#11 of 96
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#53 of 530

Earnings for Mental & Social Health Services Graduates from CUNY Hunter College

Those who finish CUNY Hunter College’s Mental & Social Health Services program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$48,267
2 years	$46,087
3 years	$52,857
4 years	$60,446
5 years	$68,289

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Mental & Social Health Services graduates from CUNY Hunter College earn a median of $60,446, compared with $68,281 for all CUNY Hunter College graduates — about 11% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Mental & Social Health Services graduates at CUNY Hunter College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Mental & Social Health Services graduates at CUNY Hunter College are 81% women (52) and 19% men (12).

Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program at CUNY Hunter College

Of the 62 master’s mental & social health services graduates at CUNY Hunter College, 81% were women (50) and 19% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Mental & Social Health Services master’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	28
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	6
Asian	11
International (Nonresident)	1

Minority students account for 53% of Mental & Social Health Services master’s degree recipients at CUNY Hunter College, above the national average of 37%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Mental & Social Health Services Concentrations at CUNY Hunter College

This Mental & Social Health Services program at CUNY Hunter College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Mental Health Counseling	64

Top-Paying Careers for Mental & Social Health Services Graduates

Students who finish Mental & Social Health Services program at CUNY Hunter College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying careers for Mental & Social Health Services majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary	$98,479
Counselors, All Other	$81,766
Health Education Specialists	$81,726
Healthcare Social Workers	$78,044
Marriage and Family Therapists	$74,325
Community Health Workers	$73,901
Mental Health Counselors	$72,983
Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$68,140
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary	$65,510
Directors, Religious Activities and Education	$64,599

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.