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Pacific Lutheran University Master’s in Mental & Social Health Services

20 Master's Degrees Awarded
$41,937 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Mental & Social Health Services is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Pacific Lutheran University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in mental health services, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Mental Health Services from PLU Cost?

$30,391 Average Tuition and Fees

PLU Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at PLU was $969 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $29,841 $29,841
Fees $550 $550

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Mental Health Services From PLU?

$41,937 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their master’s degree from PLU is $41,937 per year. That is 6% higher than the national average of $39,734.

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Does PLU Offer an Online Master’s in Mental Health Services?

Online degrees for the PLU 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 PLU Online Learning page.

PLU Master’s Student Diversity for Mental Health Services

20 Master's Degrees Awarded
80.0% Women
40.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 20 students received their master’s degree in mental health services. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 80.0% of the mental health services students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 83.0%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 40.0% of mental health services master’s degree recipients at PLU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 39%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 4
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Master’s in Mental Health Services Focus Areas at PLU

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 20

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 27

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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.

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