Mental & Social Health Services at South University, West Palm Beach

Every mental & 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 South University, West Palm Beach stacks up to those at other schools.

South University, West Palm Beach is located in Royal Palm Beach, Florida and approximately 515 students attend the school each year.

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, West Palm Beach Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

South University, West Palm Beach Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at South University, West Palm Beach

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

South University, West Palm Beach Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. South University, West Palm Beach does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 30% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 South University, West Palm Beach. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	6

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• 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 FL, the home state for South University, West Palm Beach.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Healthcare Social Workers	10,660	$50,950
Psychiatric Technicians	8,480	$29,680
Psychiatric Aides	4,280	$25,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	3,950	$76,190
Substance Abuse Social Workers	3,760	$44,100

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.