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Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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

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$70,048 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 20 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Shreveport the most popular school in Louisiana for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

Women make up 69% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Out of the 20 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 146 students majoring in health professions at LSU Health - New Orleans, 23% are male and 77% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in health professions at UL Lafayette, 16% are male and 84% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

Women make up 95% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 98 students majoring in health professions at Loyola New Orleans, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree health professions programs. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the city of Shreveport.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in health professions at Southeastern, 3% are male and 97% are female.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 90% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

About 93% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 7% are male.

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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 20 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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