2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing 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.
The Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Schools in Louisiana
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Colleges.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools
Our 2023 rankings named McNeese State University the best value school in Louisiana for nursing students. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at McNeese are $8,380 a year.
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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSU Health - New Orleans are $10,376 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana list. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ULM are $9,058 per year.
ULM also made our Best Nursing Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UL Lafayette are $10,346 a year.
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The excellent programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best 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 undergraduate at Southeastern are $8,289 a year.
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Nicholls State University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nicholls State University are $7,946 per year.
With a ranking of #7, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year.
Southern University and A & M College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana list. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
Southern University and A & M College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,842 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Loyola University New Orleans landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value nursing programs. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Loyola New Orleans are $43,498 a year.
Loyola New Orleans also made our Best Nursing Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
FranU undergraduate students pay an average of $14,938 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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 10 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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