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2025 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

3 Colleges in Louisiana
176 Master's Degrees
$55,054 Avg Early-Career Salary
Public Health is of the hottest master's degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #14 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 176 master's degrees in public health to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Public Health School for Your Master's Degree

Best Public Health Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana Your choice of public health for getting your master'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 for a Master's Degree 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 master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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:

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

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

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

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in public health.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in Public Health

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Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in public health. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.

Master's recipients from the public health program at Tulane University of Louisiana make $3,665 above the typical graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a master’s in public health from Tulane University of Louisiana

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Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in public health has to take a look at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public university located in the city of New Orleans.

After graduation, public health master's recipients generally make about $51,389 in their early careers.

More information about a master’s in public health from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

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39 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Louisiana State University - Shreveport if you want to pursue a master's degree in public health. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public university located in the midsize city of Shreveport.More information about a master’s in public health from Louisiana State University - Shreveport

Best Public Health Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 208 763
Georgia 190 806
Virginia 182 601
North Carolina 178 519
Tennessee 166 212
Alabama 151 377
Kentucky 147 103
South Carolina 146 61
Mississippi 145 86
Arkansas 121 54
West Virginia 112 105

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Public Health is one of 34 different types of Health Professions programs to choose from.

Public Health Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
General Public Health 121
Environmental Health 32
Behavioral Aspects of Health 18
Health/Medical Physics 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 524
Nursing 346
Communication Sciences 194
Allied Health Professions 159
Mental & Social Health Services 121
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 109
Other Health Professions 105
Advanced Dentistry & Oral Sciences 17
Health Sciences & Services 16
Medical Science 13

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