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Mental & Social Health Services at University of the Southwest

Mental & Social Health Services at University of the Southwest

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

USW is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and has a total student population of 904.

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.

USW Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

USW Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at USW

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

USW Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

100% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from USW, 63% 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 the Southwest with a master's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 5
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of the Southwest. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 19

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 NM, the home state for University of the Southwest.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Psychiatric Technicians 1,190 $28,790
Healthcare Social Workers 1,190 $55,490
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 940 $73,600
Substance Abuse Social Workers 510 $45,260
Community Health Workers 270 $40,020

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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