2025 Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

a bachelor's degree in allied health professions is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #57 out of 363 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for allied health professions students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 161 bachelor's degrees in allied health professions during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Allied Health Professions School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of allied health professions for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to allied health professions students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other allied health professions students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for allied health professions to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized allied health professions related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for allied health professions students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Allied Health Professions Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Allied Health Professions in Louisiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for allied health professions students seeking a a bachelor's degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in Allied Health

1

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

15 Annual Graduates

$74,205 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in allied health professions. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public university located in the city of New Orleans.

Those allied health professions students who get their bachelor's degree from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans make $15,196 more than the standard allied health graduate.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

2

Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA

64 Annual Graduates

$58,627 Median Starting Salary

Northwestern State University of Louisiana is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in allied health professions. NSU is a medium-sized public university located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

Students who graduate with their bachelor's from the allied health program state that they receive average early career earnings of $58,627.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

3

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

31 Annual Graduates

$50,006 Median Starting Salary

It's hard to beat University of Louisiana at Monroe if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in allied health professions. Located in the city of Monroe, ULM is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the allied health program earn about $50,006 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from University of Louisiana at Monroe

4

University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, LA

10 Annual Graduates

$54,241 Median Starting Salary

University of Holy Cross is a wonderful decision for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in allied health professions. Located in the city of New Orleans, UHC is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.

Soon after graduation, allied health bachelor's recipients usually earn an average of $54,241 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from University of Holy Cross

5

McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA

22 Annual Graduates

$57,964 Median Starting Salary

McNeese is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Lake Charles.

Bachelor's students who receive their degree from the allied health program earn about $57,964 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in allied health professions from McNeese State University

Best Allied Health Professions Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	225	395
Georgia	224	261
Tennessee	220	199
North Carolina	213	229
Virginia	213	153
South Carolina	195	47
Kentucky	187	149
Alabama	184	199
Mississippi	169	51
Arkansas	167	160
West Virginia	147	89

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Rankings in Majors Related to Allied Health

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Allied Health Professions has other similar majors worth exploring.

Allied Health Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Radiologic Technology	119
Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist	15
Respiratory Care Therapy	10
Athletic Training	9
Electroneurodiagnostic/Electroencephalographic Technology/Technologist	7
Polysomnography	1

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nursing	1,812
Other Health Professions	269
Communication Sciences	259
Health Sciences & Services	246
Public Health	178
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	99
Health & Medical Administrative Services	85
Dental Support Services	66
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences	59
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	58

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.