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Louisiana Mental Health Counselors: Schools and Careers

Career Information for Mental Health Counselors in Louisiana

Fast Facts for Mental Health Counselors in Louisiana

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: New Orleans and Shreveport
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Baton Rouge and Houma
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: New Orleans and Shreveport

Salaries for Mental Health Counselors in Louisiana

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Baton Rouge and Shreveport. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Mental Health Counselors in Louisiana are listed below.

Selected Online Schools for Mental Health Counselors in Louisiana

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
Walden UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Argosy University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Stratford Career InstituteOnlineDiplomaGet Info

Louisiana Mental Health Counseling Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Northwestern State University of LouisianaNatchitochesMasters9,037
Southern University and A & M CollegeBaton RougeDoctorate8,288
Southern University at New OrleansNew OrleansMasters2,648
Southern University at ShreveportShreveportAssociate2,337
University of Louisiana MonroeMonroeDoctorate & First Professional8,541
Xavier University of LouisianaNew OrleansDoctorate3,088

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Mental Health Counselors

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Louisiana. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Mental Health Counselors

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Mental Health Counselors relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

LOUISIANA

   
New Orleans710$29,8801.9
Shreveport120$31,7301
Houma50$25,1500.8
Baton Rouge80$36,8500.3
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