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Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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Finding the Best Nursing Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, nursing students earned 3,502 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 2nd in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

Check out the nursing doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans the best school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. FranU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

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Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Louisiana. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

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Southern University and A & M College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 7,112
Virginia 6,775
North Carolina 7,425
Florida 21,209
Tennessee 6,004
Kentucky 6,395
South Carolina 3,296
Arkansas 2,882
Alabama 7,364
Mississippi 2,838
West Virginia 1,771

Nursing is one of 30 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Health & Medical Administrative Services 89,359
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 84,492
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274
Allied Health Professions 82,308
Public Health 40,596

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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).
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