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2023 Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Louisiana

8 Colleges
$57,708 Avg Salary
$32,940 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Health Sciences & Services 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Colleges.

#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. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Health Science majors at Nicholls State University take out an average of $24,125 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, health science majors at Tulane accumulate an average of around $32,874 in student debt.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Health Science majors at NSU take out an average of $41,821 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#5

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 8 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.

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Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.

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

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Louisiana State University - Eunice ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Health Sciences & Services Schools in Louisiana list. LSU Eunice is a small public school located in the distant town of Eunice.

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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 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Sandra M. Palumbo.

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