by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Community Health Services/Liaison/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 Northern Michigan University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in mental health services, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Northern Michigan University was ranked #490 on College Factual's Best Schools for mental health services list. It is also ranked #12 in Michigan.
Here are some of the other rankings for Northern Michigan University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Northern Michigan University paid an average of $699 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $465 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $11,882 | $17,504 |
| Fees | $796 | $796 |
| Books and Supplies | $760 | $760 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $11,072 | $11,072 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,048 | $2,048 |
Learn more about Northern Michigan University tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Mental Health Services students who received their bachelor’s degree at Northern Michigan University took out an average of $18,500 in student loans. That is 29% lower than the national average of $25,920.
The median early career salary of mental health services students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Northern Michigan University is $29,685 per year. That is 5% lower than the national average of $31,146.
Northern Michigan University does not offer an online option for its mental health services bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northern Michigan University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 88.9% of the mental health services students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 83.8%.
None of the mental health services bachelor’s degree recipients at Northern Michigan University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Mental & Social Health Services students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to mental and social health services.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Communication Sciences | 17 |
| Allied Health Professions | 2 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 28 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 10 |
| Nursing | 99 |
*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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