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2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

37 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate 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.

The Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 37 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for health professions majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

#1

Ayers Career College

Shreveport, LA

Our analysis found Ayers Career College to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the city of Shreveport, Ayers Career College is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Out of the 37 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Louisiana Technical Community College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at South Louisiana Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Unitech Training Academy-Houma is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Unitech Training Academy-Houma is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized suburb of Houma.

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With a ranking of #6, Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, Delta College of Arts & Technology - Lafayette Campus is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Delta College - Slidell Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Slidell, Delta College - Slidell Campus is a private for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

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Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe is a small private for-profit school located in the midsize suburb of Lafayette.

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Unitech Training Academy-Lake Charles landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, Unitech Training Academy-Lake Charles is a private for-profit college with a small 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
Florida 49,046
Virginia 17,510
Arkansas 6,286
Mississippi 6,374
South Carolina 7,283
Tennessee 13,576
Alabama 12,636
Kentucky 10,991
Georgia 15,658

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 25 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.

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