2024 Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Health Professions is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #2 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 20 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of health professions. Combined, these schools handed out 3,531 bachelor's degrees in health professions to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Health Professions School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The health professions bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a college's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on health professions students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of health professions students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt health professions students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized health professions related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for health professions students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

 

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Health Professions in Louisiana

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for health professions students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

10 Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Health Professions

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

207 Annual Graduates

Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in health professions. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Tulane University of Louisiana

2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

88 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a great option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in health professions. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

3

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

330 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a good choice for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in health professions. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

4

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

564 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in health professions has to take a look at University of Louisiana at Lafayette. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

4

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport
Shreveport, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

18 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in health professions has to check out Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public university located in the city of Shreveport.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

5

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

157 Annual Graduates

Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Louisiana Tech University

6

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

365 Annual Graduates

ULM is a medium-sized public university located in the small city of Monroe.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from University of Louisiana at Monroe

7

Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

379 Annual Graduates

Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

8

Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Loyola University New Orleans

9

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

243 Annual Graduates

Southeastern is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hammond.More information about a bachelor’s in health professions from Southeastern Louisiana University

Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Health Professions Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	34	6,464
Mississippi	34	2,122
Florida	34	16,939
Virginia	34	5,579
Alabama	33	4,516
Georgia	33	6,206
West Virginia	32	1,641
Tennessee	32	4,856
South Carolina	32	3,081
Kentucky	31	3,762
Arkansas	30	2,496

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Health Professions Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	2,016
Communication Sciences	263
Other Health Professions	227
Health Sciences & Services	205
Allied Health Professions	170
Public Health	154
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	109
Health & Medical Administrative Services	91
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	75
Dental Support Services	67

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.