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Northwestern State University of Louisiana Bachelor’s in Health Professions

355 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
YES Online Classes

Health Professions is a program of study at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in health professions, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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Rankings for the NSU Bachelor’s in Health Professions

#1383 in the U.S
#20 in Louisiana

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at NSU was ranked #1,383 on College Factual's Best Schools for health professions list. It is also ranked #20 in Louisiana.

Here are some of the other rankings for NSU.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Online Health Professions Schools32
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans34
Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools43
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Online Health Professions Schools86
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)137
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)182
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions186
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)202
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)209
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)209
Most Popular Colleges for Health Professions232
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)255
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)267
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)288
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)290
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)311
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions314
Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions319
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Health Professions Graduates321
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans321
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans328
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)336
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)372
Best Health Professions Colleges for Veterans379
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)390
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions391
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)401
Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools406
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions427
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans431
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)445
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)446
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions470
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)481
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)482
Highest Paid Associate Degree Health Professions Graduates492
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions495
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions506
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)526
Best Health Professions Doctor’s Degree Schools554
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions579
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Health Professions Graduates612
Most Focused Colleges for Health Professions670
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income Over $110k)688
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Health Professions Graduates689
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)706
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Health Professions727
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)761
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)784
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)791
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)844
Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions850
Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools860
Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools896
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $75-$110k)1,010
Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Health Professions1,044
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (With Aid)1,092
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $48-$75k)1,171
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $30-$48k)1,209
Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates1,268
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions (Income $0-$30k)1,278
Best Value Colleges for Health Professions1,359
Best Health Professions Schools1,383

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Health Professions from NSU Cost?

$8,672 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

NSU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at NSU paid an average of $412 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$5,180$15,968
Fees$3,492$3,492
Books and Supplies$1,300$1,300
On Campus Room and Board$9,799$9,799
On Campus Other Expenses$4,260$4,260

Learn more about NSU tuition and fees.

Does NSU Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Health Professions?

If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that NSU offers online option in its health professions bachelor’s degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the NSU Online Learning page.

NSU Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Health Professions

355 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
85.4% Women
29.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 355 bachelor’s degrees in health professions awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 85.4% of the health professions students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 84.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 29.3% of health professions bachelor’s degree recipients at NSU in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 36%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian5
Black or African American61
Hispanic or Latino22
Native American or Alaska Native6
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White237
International Students3
Other Races/Ethnicities21

Bachelor’s in Health Professions Focus Areas at NSU

Health Professions students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Health Sciences & Services28
Allied Health Professions46
Mental & Social Health Services23
Nursing258

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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