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Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

37 Colleges
$5,180 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,865 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 37 schools in Louisiana to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our analysis found Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public school with a fairly small student population.

NLTCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,109 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Central Louisiana Technical Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Central Louisiana Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,098 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means South Louisiana Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 per year.

South Louisiana Community College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at SOWELA Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. SOWELA is a small public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

SOWELA undergraduate students pay an average of $4,265 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northshore Technical Community College is a great value for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus are $4,203 a year.

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Fletcher Technical Community College 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 #6 on the list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 per year.

Fletcher Technical Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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Bossier Parish Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Bossier City, Bossier Parish Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bossier Parish Community College are $4,284 per year.

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Louisiana State University - Eunice 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. LSU Eunice is a small public school located in the distant town of Eunice.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSU Eunice are $4,730 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Louisiana Delta Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LDCC are $4,159 a year.

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Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

With a ranking of #10, Nunez Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nunez Community College are $4,255 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
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 37 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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