Mental & Social Health Services at Eastern Washington 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 Eastern Washington University stacks up to those at other schools.

EWU is located in Cheney, Washington and approximately 12,349 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

EWU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

EWU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at EWU

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

EWU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 80% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in mental health services each year. EWU 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 EWU, 60% 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 40% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health Professions
• Dental Support Services
• Public Health
• Communication Sciences

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 WA, the home state for Eastern Washington University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Healthcare Social Workers	3,900	$62,180
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,210	$53,780
Psychiatric Technicians	1,030	$40,990

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 Ian Poellet under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.