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2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$17,909 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$38,781 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Health Professions 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 Value Health Professions Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for health professions students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for health professions majors pursuing a .

Top 10 Best Health Professions Schools

$10,065 Average Tuition & Fees

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

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 a year.

Louisiana Tech also made our Best Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #4.

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$9,058 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 14 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 2 spot on the list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ULM are $9,058 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ULM is ranked #3 for overall quality for health professions in Louisiana.

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$10,376 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSU Health - New Orleans are $10,376 per year.

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$10,474 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSU Health - Shreveport are $10,474 a year.

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$8,289 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great value for health professions students. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.

Southeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $8,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$10,346 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UL Lafayette undergraduate students pay an average of $10,346 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$8,672 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for health professions students. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,672 per year.

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$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University are $11,958 a year.

Louisiana State University also took the #2 spot in our Best Health Professions Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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$9,842 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern University and A & M College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Southern University and A & M College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,842 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$43,498 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #10, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on this year’s best value schools for health professions students. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola New Orleans are $43,498 a year.

Loyola New Orleans did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list.

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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 14 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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