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Mental & Social Health Services at Governors State University

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Mental & Social Health Services at Governors State University

If you plan to study mental and social health services, take a look at what Governors State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

GSU is located in University Park, Illinois and approximately 4,650 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 29 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.

GSU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at GSU

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

GSU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

93% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 29 students who graduated with a master’s in mental health services from GSU in 2021, 7% were men and 93% were women.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 76% of degree recipients. That is 37% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 20
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for Governors State University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Healthcare Social Workers 5,750 $52,830
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,700 $75,180
Psychiatric Technicians 3,920 $44,400
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,570 $46,540
Counselors 2,040 $37,010

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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