Mental & Social Health Services at St. Mary’s University

If you are interested in studying mental & social health services, you may want to check out the program at St. Mary's University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

St. Mary's is located in San Antonio, Texas and approximately 3,458 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.

St. Mary’s Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

St. Mary’s Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at St. Mary's

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at St. Mary’s University.

St. Mary’s Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. St. Mary's does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 53% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	6
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 St. Mary's University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	17
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	1

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 TX, the home state for St. Mary's University.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Healthcare Social Workers	9,830	$59,090
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	6,680	$73,650
Substance Abuse Social Workers	6,090	$40,470
Psychiatric Aides	5,330	$27,840
Psychiatric Technicians	4,130	$32,500

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 Ngood under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.