2023 Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
It's not easy to decide which healthcare program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 or bootcamp 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 Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Louisiana to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Healthcare Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our analysis found Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans to be the most popular school for healthcare students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a small public school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 376 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 58% were women.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 202 students in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Tulane, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Louisiana. LSU Health - Shreveport is a public institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 151 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
LSU Health - Shreveport does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 14% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Xavier University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular healthcare schools in Louisiana. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 145 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 68% of those degree recipients were women.
XULA does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 15 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 5 spot on the list. ULM is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 98 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that ULM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 57 students in 2020-2021.
Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at FranU. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Loyola University New Orleans landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 18 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Loyola New Orleans. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at UL Lafayette, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. NSU is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at NSU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southern University and A & M College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern University and A & M College. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Louisiana State University. During the 2019-2020 year, about 66% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. This fairly large public school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Southeastern, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Louisiana Tech University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Louisiana Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
McNeese State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree healthcare programs.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at McNeese. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #14, University of Holy Cross did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their doctor’s degree.
UHC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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