2025 Best General Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

General Public Health is of the hottest bachelor's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #39 most popular major in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for general public health students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 bachelor's degrees in general public health during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on general public health students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of general public health students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• 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.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized general public health related body.

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

More Ways to Rank General Public Health Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best General Public Health Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study General Public Health in Louisiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in general public health.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Bachelor's in General Public Health

1

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

45 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in general public health has to check out Xavier University of Louisiana. XULA is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.More information about a bachelor’s in general public health from Xavier University of Louisiana

2

Dillard University
New Orleans, LA

24 Annual Graduates

Dillard University is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in general public health. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Dillard University is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a bachelor’s in general public health from Dillard University

Best General Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	472
Tennessee	460	76
North Carolina	453	220
Georgia	453	322
Virginia	421	27
South Carolina	370	21
Kentucky	331	135
Alabama	320	313
Arkansas	294	132
Mississippi	275	59
West Virginia	223	181

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Rankings in Majors Related to General Public Health

General Public Health is one of 12 different types of Public Health programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Health Services Administration	80
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	19
Public Health Education and Promotion	2

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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Article 25 Flickr. More about our data sources and methodologies.