2025 Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

If you pursue a master's degree in mental & social health services, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #16 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for mental & social health services students pursuing a master's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 121 master's degrees in mental & social health services during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Mental & Social Health Services School for Your Master's Degree

Your choice of mental & social health services for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to mental & social health services students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of mental & social health services students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for mental & social health services to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized mental & social health services related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for mental & social health services students working on their master's degree.

More Ways to Rank Mental & Social Health Services Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Mental & Social Health Services Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Mental & Social Health Services in Louisiana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in mental & social health services.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in Mental Health Services

1

University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, LA

26 Annual Graduates

$42,650 Median Starting Salary

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in mental & social health services has to take a look at University of Holy Cross. Located in the city of New Orleans, UHC is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

After graduation, mental health services master's recipients usually make an average of $42,650 at the beginning of their careers.

More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from University of Holy Cross

2

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

18 Annual Graduates

University of Louisiana at Monroe is a good choice for individuals interested in a master's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from University of Louisiana at Monroe

3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

23 Annual Graduates

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in mental & social health services. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

4

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

19 Annual Graduates

Xavier University of Louisiana is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a master's degree in mental & social health services. XULA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.More information about a master’s in mental & social health services from Xavier University of Louisiana

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	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	208	964
Georgia	190	96
Virginia	182	1,207
North Carolina	178	226
Tennessee	166	213
Alabama	151	137
Kentucky	147	53
South Carolina	146	40
Mississippi	145	35
Arkansas	121	130

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Rankings in Majors Related to Mental Health Services

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Mental & Social Health Services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Mental Health Services Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	95
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	26

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services	524
Nursing	346
Communication Sciences	194
Public Health	176
Allied Health Professions	159
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	109
Other Health Professions	105
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences	17
Health Sciences & Services	16
Medical Science	13

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.