by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 977,800 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, health professions is the 2nd most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, health professions graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $47,927 and had an average of $20,846 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 13,428 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,781 and $19,167 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,577 health professions graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,232 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s” ranking, we looked at 20 colleges that offer a degree in health professions. To top this list, a school must have a successful health professions program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The health professions school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree health professions students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 443 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 157 masters’s health professions 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%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 20 schools in the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the #3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 146 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
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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 Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 107 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Health Professions Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s. Monroe, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 102 students in 2020-2021.
Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #6. Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 98 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.7% 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%.
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking. LSU Health - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 masters’s health professions degrees to qualified students.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 63 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #9. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 60 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southern University and A & M College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 57 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern University and A & M College Health Professions Report
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 43 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking. Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University is a small school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 41 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
McNeese State University ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 40 degrees to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #14. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 37 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana Tech University ranked #15 on this year’s Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 32 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Holy Cross landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking. University of Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 30 masters’s health professions 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.
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University of New Orleans came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 22 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 21 masters’s health professions degrees in 2020-2021.
Grambling State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #19. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s health professions degrees to 8 students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Health Professions Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Pineville, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school awarded 51 diplomas to qualified masters’s health professions students in 2020-2021.
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