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2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

9 Colleges
$12,870 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$89,269 Avg Salary

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for health professions students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

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

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Health Professions

Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best value school for health professions students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $7,959 per year.

Louisiana Tech also took the #3 spot in our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means McNeese State University is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at McNeese are $8,413 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, McNeese is ranked #1 for overall quality for health professions in Louisiana.

Full Health Professions at McNeese State University Report

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great value for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UL Lafayette are $10,130 a year.

UL Lafayette also made our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.

Full Health Professions at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeastern are $8,768 per year.

Read full report on Health Professions at Southeastern Louisiana University

#5

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Nicholls State University are $8,084 a year.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $9,614 per year.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for health professions students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $13,031 per year.

Louisiana State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

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#8

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola New Orleans are $18,889 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FranU are $30,945 per year.

Full Health Professions at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Report

Best Value Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Health Professions Schools 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.

  • 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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