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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.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Northwest Louisiana Technical Community College the best value school in Louisiana for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Minden, NLTCC is a public college with a fairly small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NLTCC are $4,109 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Louisiana Technical Community College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Louisiana Technical Community College are $4,098 a year.

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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at South Louisiana Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at South Louisiana Community College are $4,205 a year.

South Louisiana Community College also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana rankings.

Full Health Professions at South Louisiana Community College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend SOWELA Technical Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. SOWELA is a small public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SOWELA are $4,265 a year.

Full Health Professions at SOWELA Technical Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northshore Technical Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public college with a small student population.

Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus undergraduate students pay an average of $4,203 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Fletcher Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the rural area of Schriever, Fletcher Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Fletcher Technical Community College are $3,981 a year.

Fletcher Technical Community College also made our Best Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #4.

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Bossier Parish Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate health professions programs. 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 ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. LSU Eunice is a small public school located in the distant town of Eunice.

LSU Eunice undergraduate students pay an average of $4,730 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Louisiana Delta Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LDCC are $4,159 per year.

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#10

Nunez Community College

Chalmette, LA

Nunez Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the suburb of Chalmette, Nunez Community College is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nunez Community College are $4,255 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
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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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