If you pursue a degree in public health, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #26 most popular program in the country. This means there are lots of options to choose from when you decide to get your degree.
College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Public Health Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 407 degrees in public health to qualified students.
The public health program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Health rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public health schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The public health school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Public Health Schools in Louisiana.
If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.
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If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the public health degrees they offer, see the list below.
Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in public health. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #95 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Tulane is a great university overall.
There were about 128 public health students who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available. Degree recipients from the public health program at Tulane University of Louisiana earn $7,149 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
It is hard to beat Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans if you wish to pursue a degree in public health. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public university with a small student population.
There were approximately 44 public health students who graduated with this degree at LSU Health - New Orleans in the most recent data year. After graduating, public health degree recipients generally make around $51,389 in their early careers.
Southeastern Louisiana University is a good decision for students pursuing a degree in public health. Southeastern is a fairly large public university located in the city of Hammond. This university ranks 13th out of 30 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were roughly 51 public health students who graduated with this degree at Southeastern in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the public health program make an average of $34,751 in the first couple years of working.
It is hard to beat Xavier University of Louisiana if you want to pursue a degree in public health. Located in the large city of New Orleans, XULA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. This university ranks 17th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were approximately 66 public health students who graduated with this degree at XULA in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport, Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1222 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a great university overall.
There were approximately 48 public health students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University - Shreveport in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public university with a medium-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #1653 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means McNeese is a great university overall.
There were approximately 25 public health students who graduated with this degree at McNeese in the most recent year we have data available.
Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. This university ranks 25th out of 30 schools for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.
There were about 11 public health students who graduated with this degree at Dillard University in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the public health program state that they receive average early career wages of $35,205.
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).
The public health program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Public Health rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for public health schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
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