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Mental & Social Health Services at Northwestern University

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Mental & Social Health Services at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603.

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.

Northwestern Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Northwestern Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

87% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

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Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from Northwestern, 51% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 23
International Students 9
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Healthcare Social Workers 5,750 $52,830
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,700 $75,180
Psychiatric Technicians 3,920 $44,400
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,570 $46,540
Counselors 2,040 $37,010

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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