Health Professions at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a total student population of 16,450. Of the 2,821 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Louisiana at Lafayette in 2021, 564 of them were health professions majors.

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.

UL Lafayette 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 UL Lafayette

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UL Lafayette offers distance education options for health professions at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UL Lafayette Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the health professions progam at UL Lafayette compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The health professions major at UL Lafayette 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 Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	92
Most Focused Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	363
Most Focused Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools	387
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools	406
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	695
Most Focused Health Professions Schools	2,273

In 2021, 107 students received their master’s degree in health professions from UL Lafayette. This makes it the #330 most popular school for health professions master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #498 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at UL Lafayette

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

UL Lafayette Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 564 health professions majors earned their bachelor's degree from UL Lafayette. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in health professions at UL Lafayette 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a bachelor's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	113
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	355
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	43

UL Lafayette Health Professions Master’s Program

Of the 107 health professions students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UL Lafayette, about 16% were men and 84% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from UL Lafayette, 71% 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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	20
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	76
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UL Lafayette also has a doctoral program available in health professions. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	514
Communication Sciences	92
Health & Medical Administrative Services	86

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 University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

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 Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.