Allied Health Professions at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport

If you plan to study allied health professions, take a look at what Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

LSU Health - Shreveport is located in Shreveport, Louisiana and approximately 982 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Allied Health Professions section at the bottom of this page.

LSU Health - Shreveport Allied Health Professions Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Allied Health

LSU Health - Shreveport Allied Health Professions Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the allied health progam at LSU Health - Shreveport compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The allied health major at LSU Health - Shreveport is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Allied Health Professions. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	39
	51
Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	57
Best Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	76
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	97
	247
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools	303
Best Value Allied Health Professions Schools	599
Most Focused Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	859
Most Popular Allied Health Professions Trade Schools	1,241

Allied Health Student Demographics at LSU Health - Shreveport

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the allied health majors at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport.

LSU Health - Shreveport Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of allied health bachelor's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in allied health at LSU Health - Shreveport are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport with a bachelor's in allied health.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

LSU Health - Shreveport also has a doctoral program available in allied health. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Allied Health Professions

If you plan to be a allied health major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	6

Related Majors

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science

Careers That Allied Health Grads May Go Into

A degree in allied health can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Emergency Medical Technicians and Paramedics	3,810	$36,930
Health Technologists and Technicians	2,620	$38,370
Respiratory Therapists	2,380	$53,510
Surgical Technologists	1,840	$39,990
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers	1,210	$60,360

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.