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Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$10,416 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,672 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2021-2022, allied health professions students earned 907 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 8th in the state.

With all the trade school programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Trade College Search has created the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 8 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for allied health 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.

2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Allied Health Professions

Our analysis found Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport to be the best value school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Shreveport, LSU Health - Shreveport is a public college 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 bachelor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value allied health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Monroe, ULM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ULM are $9,082 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at ULM accumulate an average of around $22,433 in student debt.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ULM is ranked #2 for overall quality for allied health in Louisiana.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

LSU Health - New Orleans undergraduate students pay an average of $10,376 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at LSU Health - New Orleans take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $17,921.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great value for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, allied health graduates from NSU take out $22,452 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#5

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at McNeese are $8,440 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern are $8,373 a year.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University are $11,954 a year.

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#8

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #8, University of Holy Cross did quite well on this year’s best value schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UHC is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

UHC undergraduate students pay an average of $15,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
South Carolina 774
Georgia 2,414
Arkansas 1,197
North Carolina 1,691
Florida 7,935
Virginia 1,971
West Virginia 342
Tennessee 2,444
Alabama 1,671
Kentucky 1,122
Mississippi 564

One of 11 majors within the trade school area of study, allied health professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 27,240
Physician Assistant 12,000
Radiologic Technology 10,633
Surgical Technology 7,412
Respiratory Care Therapy 6,569
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician 6,160
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 4,080
Athletic Training 3,408
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 2,012
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist 1,367
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology 773
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician 652
Nuclear Medical Technology/Technologist 575
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist 391
Polysomnography 233
Perfusion Technology/Perfusionist 147
Mammography Technician/Technology 109
Cardiopulmonary Technology 51
Radiation Protection/Health Physics Technician 48
Hearing Instrument Specialist 18
Orthopedic Technology 17
Gene/Genetic Therapy 10

Majors Similar to Allied Health

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 88,600
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 83,587
Health Sciences & Services 36,762
Mental & Social Health Services 30,331

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 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).

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