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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$14,585 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was ranked 5th in Louisiana. In fact, 520 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Louisiana to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our analysis found University of Louisiana at Lafayette to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UL Lafayette are $10,130 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southeastern are $8,768 a year.

Southeastern did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

Read full report on Nursing at Southeastern Louisiana University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at LSU Health - New Orleans are $13,089 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $9,614 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Southern University and A & M College is a great value for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern University and A & M College are $10,658 per year.

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#6

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola New Orleans are $18,889 per year.

Loyola New Orleans did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Nursing at Loyola University New Orleans Report

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

FranU graduate students pay an average of $30,945 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 1,110
Florida 3,074
Georgia 1,685
North Carolina 1,399
Tennessee 1,589
Kentucky 2,017
Alabama 2,641
South Carolina 468
Mississippi 262
Arkansas 299
West Virginia 184

One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Medicine 28,629
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 24,774
Public Health 19,473
Health & Medical Administrative Services 17,335
Pharmacy/Pharmaceutical Sciences 16,952

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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 Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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