Mental & Social Health Services at University of Central Arkansas

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

UCA is located in Conway, Arkansas and has a total student population of 10,335. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 47 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.

UCA Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at UCA

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UCA does offer online courses in mental health services for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

UCA Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at University of Central Arkansas.

UCA Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 47 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCA, about 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in mental health services each year. UCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from UCA, 72% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	34
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions
• Communication Sciences
• Nursing
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions

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 AR, the home state for University of Central Arkansas.

Occupation	Jobs in AR	Average Salary in AR
Healthcare Social Workers	1,220	$46,310
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,020	$40,560
Psychiatric Technicians	880	$28,570
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	580	$69,000
Psychiatric Aides	340	$24,950

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 Steve Wright Jr. (flickr user: Wright Way Photography) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.