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Mental & Social Health Services at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

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

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and approximately 11,447 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 26 mental health services majors received their bachelor's degree from NSU.

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.

NSU Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

Online Classes Are Available at NSU

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

  • Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the mental health services progam at NSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The mental health services major at NSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mental & Social Health Services. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type Rank
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools 32
Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Schools 33
Best Mental & Social Health Services Schools 329

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at NSU

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

NSU Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 mental health services majors earned their bachelor's degree from NSU. Of these graduates, 15% were men and 85% were women.

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About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in mental health services at NSU are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwestern State University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in mental health services.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 15
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

NSU also has a doctoral program available in mental health services. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Northwestern State University of Louisiana.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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