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Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Kentucky University

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Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Kentucky University

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

NKU is located in Highland Heights, Kentucky and has a total student population of 16,211. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 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.

NKU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

NKU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at NKU

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

NKU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

84% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 19 students who earned a master's degree in Mental & Social Health Services from NKU in 2020-2021, 16% were men and 84% were women.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from NKU, 89% 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 Northern Kentucky University 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 1
White 17
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for Northern Kentucky University.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Healthcare Social Workers 1,700 $50,340
Community Health Workers 1,220 $38,210
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 1,080 $64,330
Psychiatric Aides 1,010 $29,970
Substance Abuse Social Workers 790 $35,600

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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