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Mental & Social Health Services at Pacific Lutheran University

Every mental and social health services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mental health services program at Pacific Lutheran University stacks up to those at other schools.

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and approximately 2,907 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

PLU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

PLU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at PLU

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

PLU Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

81% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 mental health services majors earned their master's degree from PLU. Of these graduates, 19% were men and 81% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in mental health services each year. PLU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from PLU, 67% 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 Pacific Lutheran University with a master's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 14
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 WA, the home state for Pacific Lutheran 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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