2023 Best Value Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Health Professions Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 15 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.
Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $7,959 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, Louisiana Tech is ranked #4 for overall quality for health professions in Louisiana.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Master’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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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. 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.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a great value for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Louisiana State University - Shreveport are $7,349 a year.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree health professions programs. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeastern are $8,768 per year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UL Lafayette are $10,130 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $13,031 per year.
Louisiana State University also made our Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.
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Southern University and A & M College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern University and A & M College are $10,658 per year.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at NSU are $9,614 a year.
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Request InformationBest Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region
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| 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 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 15 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.