Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Northeastern Illinois University

If you plan to study mental health counseling/counselor, take a look at what Northeastern Illinois University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northeastern Illinois University is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 7,119 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor section at the bottom of this page.

Northeastern Illinois University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Northeastern Illinois University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Rankings

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Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at Northeastern Illinois University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health counseling/counselor majors at Northeastern Illinois University.

Northeastern Illinois University Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

Of the 15 students who earned a master's degree in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor from Northeastern Illinois University in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in mental health counseling/counselor each year. Northeastern Illinois University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health counseling/counselor master's degree from Northeastern Illinois University, 53% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a master's in mental health counseling/counselor.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling

Careers That Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Grads May Go Into

A degree in mental health counseling/counselor 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 Northeastern Illinois University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL

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
• Image Credit: By Serhii under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.