Mental & Social Health Services at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Every mental & 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 University of Nevada - Las Vegas stacks up to those at other schools.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 31,142 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.

UNLV Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

UNLV Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UNLV

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

UNLV Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 14% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 86% went to women.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Nevada - Las Vegas with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	27

Related Majors

• Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Public Health
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Medicine

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 NV, the home state for University of Nevada - Las Vegas.

Occupation	Jobs in NV	Average Salary in NV
Healthcare Social Workers	720	$82,820
Substance Abuse Social Workers	710	$60,540
Psychiatric Technicians	510	$33,090
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists	440	$83,760
Marriage and Family Therapists	410	$54,290

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 Stan Shebs under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.