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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

9 Colleges
$89,269 Avg Salary
$23,211 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate School for You

Health Professions is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 2,725 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 2nd out of all the majors we track in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 9 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

Our analysis found Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University to be the best school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola University New Orleans is a great place for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best graduate certificate health professions programs. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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#8

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

With a ranking of #8, Nicholls State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 1,223
Florida 11,386
Virginia 6,980
Tennessee 5,227
North Carolina 5,768
Georgia 5,701
West Virginia 1,503
South Carolina 2,216
Kentucky 4,192
Arkansas 1,559
Alabama 4,979

Health Professions Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 66,964
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952
Mental & Social Health Services 16,815
Allied Health Professions 12,950
Communication Sciences 10,547
Dentistry 6,770
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 4,684
Chiropractic 2,658
Alternative Medicine & Systems 2,582
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 2,481
Optometry 1,822
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 1,762
Medical Illustration & Informatics 1,747
Health Sciences & Services 1,746
Other Health Professions 1,261
Health/Medical Prep Programs 1,122
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 954
Medical Science 909
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 462
Dental Support Services 122
Alternative Medical Support Services 80
Movement & Mind-Body Therapies 55
Energy & Biologically Based Therapies 37
Ophthalmic & Optometric Support Services 11
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 4

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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