Mental & Social Health Services at Highline College

Every mental and social health services school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the mental health services program at Highline College stacks up to those at other schools.

Highline is located in Des Moines, Washington and approximately 5,829 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.

Highline Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Highline Mental & Social Health Services 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mental health services only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Highline may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

Highline does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 15% 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.

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

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 Highline College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

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

Related Majors

• Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies
• Health & Medical Administrative Services
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Nursing

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.