Mental Health Counseling/Counselor at Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies

Every mental health counseling/counselor 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 counseling/counselor program at Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies stacks up to those at other schools.

Northwest University CAPS is located in Kirkland, Washington and approximately 1,215 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.

Northwest University CAPS Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Counseling/Counselor

Online Classes Are Available at Northwest University CAPS

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northwest University CAPS offers distance education options for mental health counseling/counselor at the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Northwest University CAPS Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 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 Counseling/Counselor Student Demographics at Northwest University CAPS

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health counseling/counselor majors at Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies.

Northwest University CAPS Mental Health Counseling/Counselor Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students earned a master's degree in mental health counseling/counselor from Northwest University CAPS. About 75% of these graduates were women and the other 25% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 17% men graduate in mental health counseling/counselor each year. Northwest University CAPS does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

Of the students who received a mental health counseling/counselor master's degree from Northwest University CAPS, 83% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies with a master's in mental health counseling/counselor.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 WA, the home state for Northwest University - College of Adult and Professional Studies.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA

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.