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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Louisiana

6 Colleges
$35,601 Avg Salary
$28,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Mental & Social Health Services School for You

Mental & Social Health Services is the #13 most popular major in Louisiana with 135 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which healthcare program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Louisiana to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for healthcare students.

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2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges.

Top Louisiana Schools in Mental & Social Health Services

Our analysis found University of Louisiana at Monroe to be the best school for mental and social health services students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, mental health services majors at NSU accumulate an average of around $28,250 in student debt.

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The excellent programs at Southern University at Shreveport helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best mental and social health services schools in Louisiana. Southern University at Shreveport is a small public school located in the city of Shreveport.

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#4

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Holy Cross landed the # 5 spot on the list. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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Xavier University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in Louisiana list. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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Best Mental & Social Health Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 1,223
North Carolina 710
Tennessee 218
Kentucky 238
Georgia 154
West Virginia 60
Virginia 2,163
Mississippi 62
South Carolina 70
Alabama 241
Arkansas 242

Mental & Social Health Services is one of 30 different types of healthcare programs to choose from.

Mental Health Services Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor 7,609
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 5,433
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 4,069
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 3,405
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician 2,779
Clinical/Medical Social Work 2,534
Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling 2,526
Clinical Pastoral Counseling/Patient Counseling 328
Genetic Counseling/Counselor 288
Trauma Counseling 56
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy 13
Medical Family Therapy/Therapist 12

Majors Similar to Mental Health Services

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).

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