Mental & Social Health Services at Northwest University

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

Northwest University is located in Kirkland, Washington and approximately 1,184 students attend the school each year.

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.

Northwest University Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Northwest University Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Northwest University

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

Northwest University Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. Northwest University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Northwest University, 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 Northwest University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

The following mental health services concentations are available at Northwest University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	31

Related Majors

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 WA, the home state for Northwest University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Healthcare Social Workers	3,900	$62,180
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	2,330	$73,840
Community Health Workers	2,230	$42,610
Substance Abuse Social Workers	2,210	$53,780
Psychiatric Technicians	1,030	$40,990

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 Acstar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.