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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.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found Louisiana State University - Alexandria to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the rural area of Alexandria, Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University - Alexandria are $6,974 a 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 small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nicholls State University are $7,946 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSU Health - Shreveport are $10,474 a year.

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#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at McNeese State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McNeese are $8,380 per year.

McNeese also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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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 medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

ULM undergraduate students pay an average of $9,058 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ULM is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in Louisiana.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public school 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly 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 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 #8 on the list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,672 per 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 town of Ruston.

Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Herzing University - Kenner 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 #10 on the list. Herzing University - Kenner is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Kenner.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Herzing University - Kenner are $14,200 a year.

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Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Colleges 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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