2023 Most Popular Healthcare Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Healthcare Degree Search has created its Most Popular Healthcare Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs 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 Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Shreveport the most popular school in Louisiana for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 443 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 69% were women.
Louisiana State University - 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Tulane University of Louisiana is a great place for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 157 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
Tulane does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 20 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the small public school handed out 146 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
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You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. This fairly large public school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 107 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% 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.
Out of the 20 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 102 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 95% were women.
ULM 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. 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.
Loyola University New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 98 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
You may have the opportunity 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.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. This small public school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 70 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 93% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that LSU Health - Shreveport does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 14% took at least some of their classes online.
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Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 63 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 97% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southeastern. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 60 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 90% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NSU. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 57 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 93% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southern University and A & M College. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 43 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.
Louisiana State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. FranU is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 41 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
FranU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 100% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, McNeese State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for healthcare students working on their master’s degree. McNeese is a medium-sized public school situated in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It awarded 40 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 70% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that McNeese does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 37 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at XULA. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #15 on the list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 32 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 91% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Louisiana Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Holy Cross came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. University of Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 30 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
UHC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of New Orleans landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs. UNO is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 22 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UNO. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 70% took at least some of their classes online.
Nicholls State University came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Healthcare Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 95% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Nicholls State University, 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, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Grambling State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for healthcare students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list. Located in Grambling, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 8 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students 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 GSU. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Louisiana College landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree healthcare programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Louisiana College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 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%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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