Health Professions at Southeastern Louisiana University

What traits are you looking for in a health professions school? To help you decide if Southeastern Louisiana University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's health professions program.

Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and approximately 14,426 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students received their master's degree in health professions.

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

Southeastern Health Professions Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Health Professions
• Doctorate Degree in Health Professions

Online Classes Are Available at Southeastern

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Southeastern does offer online courses in health professions for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

Southeastern Health Professions Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in health professions, making the school the #576 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Health Professions Student Demographics at Southeastern

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the health professions majors at Southeastern Louisiana University.

Southeastern Health Professions Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 63 students graduated with a master's degree in health professions from Southeastern. About 3% were men and 97% were women.

Of the students who received a health professions master's degree from Southeastern, 90% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southeastern Louisiana University with a master's in health professions.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	57
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Health Professions

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 Southeastern Louisiana University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Nursing	49
Communication Sciences	24
Health Sciences & Services	1

Careers That Health Professions Grads May Go Into

A degree in health professions 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 Southeastern Louisiana University.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Registered Nurses	43,110	$63,970
Personal Care Aides	34,590	$19,300
Office and Administrative Support Worker Supervisors	21,080	$49,360
Nursing Assistants	20,690	$22,750
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses	19,450	$39,480

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 Richard David Ramsey under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.