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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

6 Colleges
$99,011 Avg Salary
$21,624 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

Check out the nursing graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our analysis found Northwestern State University of Louisiana to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 33% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Grambling State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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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

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 6 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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