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Health Professions at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study health professions, take a look at what Louisiana State University - Shreveport has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and has a total student population of 9,955.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Health Professions Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Professions
Master’s Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Louisiana State University - Shreveport offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

Master’s Degree

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Health Professions Rankings

The health professions major at Louisiana State University - Shreveport is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Health Professions. 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.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

74% Women

26% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women. The typical health professions bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at Louisiana State University - Shreveport since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University - Shreveport with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Louisiana State University - Shreveport Health Professions Master’s Program

77% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 77% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Louisiana State University - Shreveport does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Louisiana State University - Shreveport, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University - Shreveport with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	21
Black or African American	132
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	250
International Students	15
Other Races/Ethnicities	36

Concentrations Within Health Professions

Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Louisiana State University - Shreveport. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Health & Medical Administrative Services	416
Public Health	45

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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 Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Registered Nurses	43,110	$63,970
Personal Care Aides	34,590	$19,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	21,080	$49,360
Nursing Assistants	20,690	$22,750
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	19,450	$39,480

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
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