Mental & Social Health Services at Whitworth University

If you plan to study mental and social health services, take a look at what Whitworth University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Whitworth is located in Spokane, Washington and approximately 2,756 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

Whitworth Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Whitworth Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Whitworth

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

Whitworth Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 17 students who graduated with a master’s in mental health services from Whitworth in 2021, 24% were men and 76% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 16% men graduate in mental health services each year. Whitworth does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Whitworth, 82% 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 Whitworth University with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Allied Health Professions

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 Whitworth 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 Charlesdrakew under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.