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Mental & Social Health Services at Pacific Lutheran University

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

PLU is located in Tacoma, Washington and has a total student population of 2,907.

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

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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 students graduated with a master's degree in mental health services from PLU. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

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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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