Mental & Social Health Services at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

If you plan to study mental and social health services, take a look at what Northwestern State University of Louisiana has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,447.

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

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, NSU does offer online courses in mental health services for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

NSU Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks mental health services programs across the country. The following shows how NSU performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

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
Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	11
Most Popular Online Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools	23
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	27
	27
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	32
Best Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	38
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	40
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools	131
Best Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools	140
	198
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools	231
Best Value Mental & Social Health Services Schools	302

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

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of mental health services bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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.

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.

Concentrations Within Mental & Social Health Services

Mental & Social Health Services majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	26

Related Majors

• Health Sciences & Services
• Allied 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Fitzed under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.