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Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

20 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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

Thibodaux, LA

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

Lake Charles, LA

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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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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).

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