2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana to see which master'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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Colleges.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing
Our analysis found McNeese State University to be the best value school for nursing students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at McNeese are $8,413 per year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULM are $9,777 per year.
Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nicholls State University are $8,084 per year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #4 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 large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southeastern are $8,768 a year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. 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.
Southern University and A & M College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern University and A & M College are $10,658 a year.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
NSU graduate students pay an average of $9,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Loyola New Orleans are $18,889 a year.
Loyola New Orleans also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.
With a ranking of #9, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
FranU graduate students pay an average of $30,945 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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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 |
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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 |
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Nursing Related Majors for Nursing
One of 29 majors within the area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 9 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.
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