Mental & Social Health Services at Duquesne University

What traits are you looking for in a mental health services school? To help you decide if Duquesne University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health services program.

Duquesne is located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,830.

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.

Duquesne Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Duquesne Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Duquesne

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

Duquesne Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Duquesne does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Duquesne, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	18
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

If you plan to be a mental health services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Duquesne University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	25
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	1

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Health/Medical Prep Programs
• Bioethics/Medical Ethics
• Communication Sciences
• Allied Health 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 PA, the home state for Duquesne University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Substance Abuse Social Workers	7,860	$38,440
Healthcare Social Workers	7,560	$53,770
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,440	$83,610
Psychiatric Technicians	2,600	$31,340
Psychiatric Aides	2,460	$35,450

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 Alekjds under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.