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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

6 Colleges
$34,253 Avg Salary
$29,079 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree School for You

Health Sciences & Services is the #11 most popular major in Louisiana with 214 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for healthcare students. 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.

The Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Health Sciences & Services program at each school on the list.

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

#1

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Our 2023 rankings named Nicholls State University the most popular school in Louisiana for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 95 students majoring in health science at Nicholls State University, 17% are male and 83% are female.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, health science graduates from Nicholls State University carry an average student debt load of $24,725.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana Tech University is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

About 76% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 24% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 59% of the students majoring in health science at the school are women while 41% are male.

The average amount in student loans that health science majors at Tulane take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $36,075.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great place for health sciences and services students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 95% of the health science majors at the school.

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#5

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Holy Cross landed the # 5 spot on the list. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

Health Science majors at UHC take out an average of $37,857 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for health sciences and services students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Health Sciences & Services at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Report

Best Health Sciences & Services Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Florida 4,327
North Carolina 203
Tennessee 165
Kentucky 385
Georgia 544
West Virginia 100
Virginia 247
Mississippi 325
South Carolina 87
Alabama 240
Arkansas 291

One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, health sciences and services has other similar majors worth exploring.

Health Science Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 29,840
General Health & Wellness 6,105

Related Major Annual Graduates
Nursing 322,592
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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