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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

41 Colleges
$27,865 Avg Salary
$12,990 Avg Student Debt

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 41 schools in Louisiana to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette the most popular school in Louisiana for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

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

Full Health Professions at Unitech Training Academy-Lafayette Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at South Louisiana Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, South Louisiana Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Blue Cliff College - Metairie is a great place for health professions students working on their undergraduate certificate. Blue Cliff College - Metairie is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the midsize city of Metairie.

Women make up 97% of the health professions majors at the school.

Full Health Professions at Blue Cliff College - Metairie Report

Out of the 41 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northshore Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the rural area of Bogalusa, Northshore Technical College-Sullivan Main Campus is a public school with a small student population.

About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Louisiana. Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lafayette.

Of the 163 students majoring in health professions at Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Louisiana Delta Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the rural area of Monroe, LDCC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 148 students majoring in health professions at LDCC, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#7

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

Delgado Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Delgado Community College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 143 students majoring in health professions at Delgado Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Unitech Training Academy-Houma did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Unitech Training Academy-Houma is a small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Houma.

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

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#9

Delta College Inc

Covington, LA

Delta College Inc came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Delta College Inc is a small private for-profit school located in the rural area of Covington.

About 97% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 3% are male.

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Central Louisiana Technical Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Alexandria, Central Louisiana Technical Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 131 students majoring in health professions at Central Louisiana Technical Community College, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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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
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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