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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 analysis found University of Louisiana at Lafayette to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a 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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Out of the 25 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly 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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Out of the 25 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

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

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Out of the 25 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the 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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small 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 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 #6 on the list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a 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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With a ranking of #7, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize 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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#9

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

With a ranking of #9, McNeese State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a moderately-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 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 #10 on the list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the 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 Colleges 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 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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