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Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

25 Colleges
$49,058 Avg Salary
$28,929 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisiana at Lafayette the most popular school in Louisiana for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 11% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

Of the 365 students majoring in health professions at ULM, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public school with a small student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 15% are male.

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#5

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great place for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 12% are male.

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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Southern University and A & M College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree health professions programs. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Of the 191 students majoring in health professions at Southern University and A & M College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 8% are male.

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Louisiana Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Women make up 89% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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
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 25 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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