Health Professions at Tulane University of Louisiana

If you are interested in studying health professions, you may want to check out the program at Tulane University of Louisiana. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a total student population of 13,927. In 2021, 207 health professions majors received their bachelor's degree from Tulane.

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.

Tulane Health Professions Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Tulane

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

Tulane Health Professions Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at Tulane 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
	341
Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	369
Best Value Health Professions Schools	2,102

In 2021, 157 students received their master’s degree in health professions from Tulane. This makes it the #222 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 202 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #147 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Tulane

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

Tulane Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

Of the 207 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in health professions from Tulane in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at Tulane 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	146
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Tulane Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 157 students who graduated with a master’s in health professions from Tulane in 2021, 20% were men and 80% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 18% men graduate in health professions each year. Tulane does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Tulane, 62% 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	9
Black or African American	24
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	98
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

Tulane also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 202 students 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 Tulane University of Louisiana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Health Professions	209
Medicine	185
Public Health	130
Health Sciences & Services	30
Health & Medical Administrative Services	11
Medical Science	1

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 Tulane University of Louisiana.

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 bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.