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Mental & Social Health Services at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

Wake Forest University Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Wake Forest University Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

70% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in mental health services each year. Wake Forest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Healthcare Social Workers 3,340 $54,730
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,030 $77,470
Substance Abuse Social Workers 2,470 $50,270
Psychiatric Technicians 1,840 $33,460
Clergy 1,070 $48,540

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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