To address the behavioral health workforce crisis in the United States, it is essential to support students who are interested in pursuing careers in behavioral health. Exploring the various educational pathways into these professions is a critical step, as it can reveal opportunities to expand the supply of qualified, culturally, and linguistically representative providers.

This article uses nationally representative data to: 1) identify different educational routes into graduate-level behavioral health professions, and 2) examine how these pathways relate to individuals’ personal and employment characteristics.

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