2023 Best Value Medicine Schools in Louisiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Medicine School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, medicine was ranked 4th in Louisiana. In fact, 492 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Healthcare Degree Search has created the Best Value Medicine Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for medicine students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Medicine
Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans the best value school in Louisiana for medicine students. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSU Health - New Orleans are $10,376 a year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport is a great value for medicine students. Located in the midsize city of Shreveport, LSU Health - Shreveport is a public school with a small student population.
LSU Health - Shreveport undergraduate students pay an average of $10,474 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent programs at Tulane University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best medicine schools in Louisiana. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tulane are $60,814 per year.
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Request InformationBest Value Medicine Colleges in the Southeast Region
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 1,218 |
North Carolina | 684 |
Tennessee | 680 |
Kentucky | 430 |
Georgia | 565 |
West Virginia | 370 |
Virginia | 1,144 |
Alabama | 404 |
Mississippi | 228 |
South Carolina | 381 |
Arkansas | 314 |
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Medicine Related Majors for Medicine
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, medicine has other similar majors worth exploring.
Medicine Concentrations
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Medicine | 20,665 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 3 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.