Mental & Social Health Services at South University, Columbia

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

South University, Columbia is located in Columbia, South Carolina and has a total student population of 732.

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.

South University, Columbia Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

South University, Columbia Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at South University, Columbia

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

South University, Columbia Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. South University, Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 34% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	18
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from South University, Columbia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	25

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences
• Nursing

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 SC, the home state for South University, Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Healthcare Social Workers	1,930	$57,660
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	1,230	$63,050
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,150	$35,330
Clergy	710	$56,050
Psychology Professors	330	$82,630

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.