2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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.
The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree 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 8 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a doctor's degree.
Most Popular Louisiana Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing
Our analysis found Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.
Of the 69 students majoring in nursing at LSU Health - New Orleans, 28% are male and 72% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Women make up 46% of the nursing majors at the school.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.
Women make up 70% of the nursing majors at the school.
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Southern University and A & M College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small 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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McNeese State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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 |
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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 |
Nursing Related Majors
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 8 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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