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2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Louisiana

8 Colleges
$38,781 Avg Salary
$19,167 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Louisiana to see which online programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Colleges.

#1

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Our 2023 rankings named Loyola University New Orleans the most popular online school in Louisiana for health professions students. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.

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#6

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University did quite well on this year’s best schools for health professions students. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Health Professions Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

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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 8 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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