Mental & Social Health Services at The University of West Florida

What traits are you looking for in a mental health services school? To help you decide if The University of West Florida is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health services program.

UWF is located in Pensacola, Florida and approximately 13,061 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.

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services
• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UWF

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at The University of West Florida.

UWF Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from UWF, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	32
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	66
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of West Florida. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Clinical/Medical Social Work	52
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling	4

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• 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 The University of West Florida.

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
• Image Credit: By Ebyabe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.