by our College Data Analytics TeamMental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Northeastern Illinois University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in mental health services, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at Northeastern Illinois University paid an average of $866 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $433 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,790 | $15,580 |
| Fees | $1,452 | $1,452 |
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from Northeastern Illinois University is $43,798 per year. That is 10% higher than the national average of $39,734.
Online degrees for the Northeastern Illinois University mental health services master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northeastern Illinois University Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their master’s degree in mental health services in 2019-2020, 91.7% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.0%.
Around 41.7% of mental health services master’s degree recipients at Northeastern Illinois University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling | 7 |
| Mental Health Counseling/Counselor | 5 |
*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.
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