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2023 Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$37,110 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$76,078 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Public Health Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, public health was ranked 6th in Louisiana. In fact, 362 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

Today's healthcare students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Public Health Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Louisiana to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for public health students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 for a Doctorate in Public Health

Our analysis found Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans to be the best value school for public health students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Louisiana. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LSU Health - New Orleans are $13,089 a year.

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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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Tulane are $61,130 per year.

Tulane also took the #4 spot in our Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 2,030
North Carolina 1,477
Tennessee 390
Kentucky 371
Georgia 1,455
West Virginia 352
Virginia 1,071
Alabama 700
Mississippi 219
South Carolina 859
Arkansas 233

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

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 22,778
Public Health Education and Promotion 4,563
Other Public Health 3,432
Health Services Administration 3,119
Community Health and Preventive Medicine 2,272
International Public Health/International Health 1,599
Environmental Health 1,344
Behavioral Aspects of Health 814
Health/Medical Physics 258
Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene 211
Maternal and Child Health 163
Patient Safety and Healthcare Quality 43

Majors Similar to Public Health

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 2 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 Article 25 Flickr.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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