Mental & Social Health Services at Southern University at New Orleans

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

SUNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 2,264 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 8 students received their associate's degree in mental health services.

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.

SUNO Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Mental Health Services
• Bachelor’s Degree in Mental Health Services

SUNO Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks mental health services programs across the country. The following shows how SUNO 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 SUNO 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 Focused Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	34
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	53
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	58
Most Focused Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools	65
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Associate Degree Trade Schools	149
Most Popular Mental & Social Health Services Trade Schools	212

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at SUNO

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at Southern University at New Orleans.

SUNO Mental & Social Health Services Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of mental health services associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in mental health services only graduates about 21% men each year. The program at SUNO may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

SUNO does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in mental health services graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a associate's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNO Mental & Social Health Services Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a bachelor's degree in mental health services from SUNO. About 83% of these graduates were women and the other 17% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities in its mental health services bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southern University at New Orleans with a bachelor's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

SUNO 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

If you plan to be a mental health services major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern University at New Orleans. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	14

Related Majors

• Health & Medical Administrative Services

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 Southern University at New Orleans.

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 Augustus06 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.