Mental & Social Health Services at University of Louisiana at Monroe

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

ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and approximately 8,888 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.

ULM Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Mental Health Services
• Doctorate Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at ULM

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? ULM offers distance education options for mental health services at the following degree levels:

ULM 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.

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at ULM

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

ULM Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

Of the 15 mental health services students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from ULM, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a mental health services master's degree from ULM, 73% 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 University of Louisiana at Monroe with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 University of Louisiana at Monroe. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	27

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science
• Dental Support Services
• Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions
• Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services
• Other Health Professions

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 LA, the home state for University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Counselors	2,190	$36,870
Healthcare Social Workers	1,940	$53,460
Psychiatric Technicians	1,590	$27,330
Substance Abuse Social Workers	1,410	$40,960
Psychiatric Aides	790	$23,580

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.