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Bachelor's-28% vs national median56 grads tracked

Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions at Southern University at New Orleans

Ranked 33rd of 34 bachelor's programs in Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$29,872
middle 50%: $23,771 – $36,341
Median · 5 years out
$41,424
middle 50%: $28,969 – $65,986
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (bachelor's) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Southern University at New Orleans's bachelor's program in Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions earn a median $29,872 one year after graduating, rising to $41,424 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 28% below the national median of $57,584 for this field, ranking 33rd of 34 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
11.1 yrs
≈ $12,896 total interest

Same major at other universities

University of South Dakota
$49,273 · 5 yrs out
Indiana State University
$48,309 · 5 yrs out
Old Dominion University
$47,289 · 5 yrs out
Indiana Wesleyan University
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Farmington
$45,054 · 5 yrs out
University of Maine - Augusta
$43,799 · 5 yrs out
Morris College
$35,487 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Southern University at New Orleans

Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services (Master's)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Education (Master's)
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Master's)
$60,442 · 5 yrs out
History (Bachelor's)
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
History (Bachelor's)
$58,150 · 5 yrs out
Public Administration and Social Service Professions (Master's)
$56,791 · 5 yrs out
Education (Bachelor's)
$55,774 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Master's)
$55,512 · 5 yrs out
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)
$55,261 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics and Statistics (Bachelor's)
$54,679 · 5 yrs out
Mathematics (Bachelor's)
$54,679 · 5 yrs out

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