2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Finding the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You
Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 7,992 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana
Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.
Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Herzing University - Kenner the best school in Louisiana for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Herzing University - Kenner is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Kenner.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
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University of Louisiana at Monroe came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.
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Louisiana Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.
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Nicholls State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
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McNeese State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 18,617 |
| West Virginia | 5,590 |
| Mississippi | 6,374 |
| South Carolina | 7,283 |
| Florida | 49,046 |
| Virginia | 17,510 |
| Arkansas | 6,286 |
| Alabama | 12,636 |
| Kentucky | 10,991 |
| Georgia | 15,658 |
| Tennessee | 13,576 |
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Rankings in Majors Related to Health Professions
Health Professions Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Nursing | 322,592 |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
| Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
| Public Health | 40,596 |
| Health Sciences & Services | 35,945 |
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 29,833 |
| Mental & Social Health Services | 29,053 |
| Medicine | 28,629 |
| Dental Support Services | 26,399 |
| Communication Sciences | 22,298 |
| Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences | 20,393 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 18,901 |
| Somatic Bodywork & Therapeutic Services | 10,751 |
| Health/Medical Prep Programs | 9,210 |
| Other Health Professions | 7,984 |
| Dentistry | 6,770 |
| Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services | 6,158 |
| Bioethics/Medical Ethics | 5,115 |
| Alternative Medicine & Systems | 3,564 |
| Chiropractic | 2,658 |
| Health Aids/Attendants/Orderlies | 2,374 |
| Medical Illustration & Informatics | 2,089 |
| Optometry | 1,822 |
| Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences | 1,775 |
| Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services | 960 |
| Medical Science | 909 |
| Movement & Mind-Body Therapies | 294 |
| Alternative Medical Support Services | 227 |
| Energy & Biologically Based Therapies | 68 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
More about our data sources and methodologies.