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2023 Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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Finding the Best Health Professions Master's Degree 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Health Professions Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Professions program at each school on the list.

Check out the health professions master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our analysis found Louisiana State University - Shreveport to be the most popular school for health professions students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport.

About 69% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 31% are male.

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Out of the 20 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Out of the 20 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 77% of the health professions majors at the school.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great place for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the health professions majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular health professions schools in Louisiana. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

About 95% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 5% are male.

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Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 91% of the health professions majors at the school.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health professions students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. LSU Health - Shreveport is a small public school located in the city of Shreveport.

Of the 70 students majoring in health professions at LSU Health - Shreveport, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Southeastern Louisiana University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 97% of the health professions majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #9, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for health professions students working on their master’s degree. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in health professions at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Southern University and A & M College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Of the 57 students majoring in health professions at Southern University and A & M College, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Best Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 20 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).

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