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Mental & Social Health Services at Nova Southeastern University

Mental & Social Health Services at Nova Southeastern University

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

NUS Florida is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and has a total student population of 20,888.

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.

NUS Florida Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services

NUS Florida Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

There were 25 students who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at NUS Florida

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

NUS Florida Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

96% Women
54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 4% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 96% went to women.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 54% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 17
White 17
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Nova Southeastern University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 81
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 8

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 FL, the home state for Nova Southeastern University.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Healthcare Social Workers 10,660 $50,950
Psychiatric Technicians 8,480 $29,680
Psychiatric Aides 4,280 $25,890
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 3,950 $76,190
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,760 $44,100

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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