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Mental & Social Health Services at Highline College

Mental & Social Health Services at Highline College

What traits are you looking for in a mental health services school? To help you decide if Highline College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health services program.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and has a total student population of 5,829. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 students received their associate's degree in mental health services.

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.

Highline Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Highline Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at Highline

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Highline College.

Highline Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

78% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Highline College with a associate's in mental health services.

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

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

If you plan to be a mental health services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Highline College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 6
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 3

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 Highline College.

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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