Health Professions at McNeese State University

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

McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and approximately 7,284 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 170 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from McNeese.

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.

McNeese Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at McNeese

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, McNeese does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

McNeese Health Professions Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks health professions programs across the country. The following shows how McNeese performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at McNeese 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	106
Most Popular Online Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	125
Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	182
	278
Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	289
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	292
Most Popular Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools	655
Most Focused Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	731
Best Health Professions Schools	1,154
Most Popular Health Professions Schools	1,240
	1,609

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in health professions from McNeese. This makes it the #648 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #668 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at McNeese

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

McNeese Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 8% of health professions bachelor's degrees went to men and 92% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at McNeese are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	25
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	129
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

McNeese Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of health professions master's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. McNeese does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 12% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from McNeese, 83% 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 McNeese State University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	33
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

McNeese also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Health Professions

If you plan to be a health professions major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from McNeese State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	164
Allied Health Professions	21
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	17
Public Health	14

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 McNeese State University.

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
• Image Credit: By Gkarg under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.