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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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$115,233 Avg Salary

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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online doctor's degree.

#1

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Our analysis found Loyola University New Orleans to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue an online doctor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The in-demand online doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Louisiana. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.

Read full report on Nursing at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the nursing majors at the school.

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Out of the 4 online programs at schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 5 students majoring in nursing at Southeastern, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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

More Nursing Rankings in Louisiana

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 4 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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