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Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana

2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana

9 Colleges
$50,672 Avg Salary
$23,932 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for trade school students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Allied Health Professions program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for allied health majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Northwestern State University of Louisiana to be the most popular school for allied health professions students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 86 students majoring in allied health at NSU, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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

About 86% of the students majoring in allied health at the school are women while 14% are male.

The average amount in student loans that allied health majors at ULM take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,433.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Louisiana at Monroe Report

#3

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at McNeese State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Louisiana. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

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#4

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Holy Cross helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular allied health professions schools in Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UHC is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana list. Southeastern is a large public school located in the city of Hammond.

Of the 10 students majoring in allied health at Southeastern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans landed the # 5 spot on the list. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 17 students majoring in allied health at LSU Health - New Orleans, 24% are male and 76% are female.

While working on their Bachelor's Degree, allied health majors at LSU Health - New Orleans accumulate an average of around $17,921 in student debt.

Read full report on Allied Health Professions at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

With a ranking of #7, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for allied health professions students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in allied health at Louisiana State University, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Trade Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the city of Shreveport, LSU Health - Shreveport is a public college with a small student population.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree allied health professions programs. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

After completing their Bachelor's Degree, allied health graduates from UL Lafayette carry an average student debt load of $19,537.

Full Allied Health Professions at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Allied Health Professions Schools 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 9 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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