by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Medicine. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Medicine is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in medicine, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at LSU Health - Shreveport was $1,307 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $629 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $14,316 | $26,084 |
| Fees | $876 | $876 |
Online degrees for the LSU Health - Shreveport medicine doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the LSU Health - Shreveport Online Learning page.
Women made up around 55.6% of the medicine students who took home a doctor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 48.4%.
Around 22.6% of medicine doctor’s degree recipients at LSU Health - Shreveport in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 39%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 16 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 96 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Medicine students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Medicine | 124 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions | 36 |
*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.
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