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2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$13,135 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$73,819 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Nursing Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Colleges.

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA
$8,380 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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$10,376 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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$9,058 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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$10,346 Average Tuition & Fees

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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$8,289 Average Tuition & Fees

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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#6

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA
$7,946 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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$8,672 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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$9,842 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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#9

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$43,498 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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$14,938 Average Tuition & Fees

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.

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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
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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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