by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 35,945 people earned their degree in health sciences and services, making the major the 34th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, health sciences and services graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,887 and had an average of $24,736 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 214 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,708 and $32,940 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 205 health sciences and services graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s” ranking analyzed 6 colleges that offered a degree in health sciences and services. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular health sciences and services programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s”.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Nicholls State University is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 95 bachelors’s health science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Nicholls State University
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s list. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health science degrees to 62 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Health Sciences & Services at Louisiana Tech
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 22 bachelors’s health science degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #4 spot on the list. Natchitoches, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s health science degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Holy Cross landed the #5 spot on the list. UHC is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Full University of Holy Cross Health Sciences & Services Report
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Science Major in Louisiana for a Bachelor’s ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 1 degrees to qualified bachelors’s health science students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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