Allied Health Professions at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 34,285 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

Louisiana State University Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Allied Health

Louisiana State University Allied Health Professions Rankings

Allied Health Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Allied Health Professions Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 10% of allied health master's degrees went to men and 90% went to women.

In the allied health master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 13% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

Allied Health Professions majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Related Majors

• Other Health Professions
• Public Health
• Medical Science
• Communication Sciences

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,810	$36,930
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,620	$38,370
Respiratory Therapists	2,380	$53,510
Surgical Technologists	1,840	$39,990
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,210	$60,360

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.