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Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$16,273 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,058 Avg Salary

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 Value Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Alexandria the best value school in Louisiana for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Alexandria, Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public college with a small student population.

Louisiana State University - Alexandria undergraduate students pay an average of $6,974 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Out of the 20 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Nicholls State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,946 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

LSU Health - Shreveport undergraduate students pay an average of $10,474 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

McNeese undergraduate students pay an average of $8,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

McNeese not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ULM are $9,058 a year.

ULM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value 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.

LSU Health - New Orleans undergraduate students pay an average of $10,376 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern are $8,289 a year.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year.

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Louisiana Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 per year.

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Herzing University - Kenner landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Herzing University - Kenner is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Kenner.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Herzing University - Kenner are $14,200 per year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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