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Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Illinois University

Mental & Social Health Services at Northern Illinois University

If you are interested in studying mental and social health services, you may want to check out the program at Northern Illinois University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NIU is located in Dekalb, Illinois and approximately 16,769 students attend the school each year.

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.

NIU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

NIU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks mental health services programs across the country. The following shows how NIU performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at NIU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mental & Social Health Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 16
21
Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 24
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 38
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools 63
Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 63
128
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 186
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools 206
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools 363

How Much Do Mental Health Services Graduates from NIU Make?

The median salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor's degree at NIU is $36,776. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 13% higher than the national average of $32,530 for all mental health services bachelor's degree recipients.

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Mental Health Services Student Demographics at NIU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Northern Illinois University.

NIU Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

83% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 18 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mental & Social Health Services from NIU in 2020-2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mental health services bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Illinois University with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northern Illinois University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 18

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 IL, the home state for Northern Illinois University.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Healthcare Social Workers 5,750 $52,830
Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychologists 4,700 $75,180
Psychiatric Technicians 3,920 $44,400
Substance Abuse Social Workers 3,570 $46,540
Counselors 2,040 $37,010

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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