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

What traits are you looking for in a mental health services school? To help you decide if University of Nevada - Las Vegas is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health services program.

UNLV is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 31,142.

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

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In 2021, 27 students received their master’s degree in mental health services from UNLV. This makes it the #125 most popular school for mental health services master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

78% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The mental health services program at UNLV awarded 27 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in mental health services each year. UNLV does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 4% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 12
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

UNLV also has a doctoral program available in mental health services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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