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Best Value Health Professions Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$17,096 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$81,655 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Louisiana to see which doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisiana at Monroe the best value school in Louisiana for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULM are $9,777 per year.

ULM also took the #1 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.

Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $7,959 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Southeastern graduate students pay an average of $8,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Southeastern not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,130 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LSU Health - New Orleans are $13,089 per year.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $9,614 per year.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport.

LSU Health - Shreveport graduate students pay an average of $15,360 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Southern University and A & M College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

Southern University and A & M College graduate students pay an average of $10,658 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their doctor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $13,031 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Louisiana State University also took the #4 spot in our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Loyola New Orleans graduate students pay an average of $18,889 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Loyola New Orleans did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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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
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 13 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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