Mental & Social Health Services at University of Holy Cross

What traits are you looking for in a mental health services school? To help you decide if University of Holy Cross is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's mental health services program.

UHC is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 1,137 students attend the school each year.

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.

UHC Mental & Social Health Services Degrees Available

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

UHC Mental & Social Health Services Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in mental health services, making the school the #46 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Mental Health Services Student Demographics at UHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the mental health services majors at University of Holy Cross.

UHC Mental & Social Health Services Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of mental health services master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

In the mental health services master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 62% of degree recipients. That is 21% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Holy Cross with a master's in mental health services.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 University of Holy Cross. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mental Health Counseling/Counselor	26
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	3

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 University of Holy Cross.

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 Infrogmation of New Orleans under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.