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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

13 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 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Louisiana to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for health professions majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern State University of Louisiana the most popular school in Louisiana for health professions students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 67% of the health professions majors at the school.

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#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Nicholls State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school 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 most popular 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 college with a small student population.

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#7

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. 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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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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#10

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate health professions programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a 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

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 13 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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