Mental & Social Health Services at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies

If you plan to study mental and social health services, take a look at what Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies is located in Springfield, Massachusetts and approximately 609 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 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.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 38 students earned a master's degree in mental health services from Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies. About 74% of these graduates were women and the other 26% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in mental health services each year. Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% 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 33% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	10
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 MA, the home state for Springfield College - School of Professional and Continuing Studies.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Healthcare Social Workers	10,040	$61,960
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,880	$43,270
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	4,050	$86,490
Community Health Workers	3,660	$44,500
Psychiatric Technicians	1,930	$45,220

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.