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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 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport the best value school in Louisiana for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Shreveport, LSU Health - Shreveport is a public school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSU Health - Shreveport are $10,474 per year.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

ULM also took the #2 spot in our Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana rankings.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Louisiana at Monroe Report

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.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSU Health - New Orleans are $10,376 a 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.

Full Allied Health Professions at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,672 per 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

Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. McNeese is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McNeese are $8,440 per year.

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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hammond.

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

Full Allied Health Professions at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the 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.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#8

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

University of Holy Cross ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the 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
Georgia 2,414
South Carolina 774
Arkansas 1,197
North Carolina 1,691
Florida 7,935
West Virginia 342
Virginia 1,971
Alabama 1,671
Kentucky 1,122
Tennessee 2,444
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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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