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2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$14,585 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$115,233 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 7 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Nursing

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisiana at Lafayette the best value school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,130 per year.

Full Nursing at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Hammond.

Southeastern graduate students pay an average of $8,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southeastern is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Louisiana.

Full Nursing at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Louisiana. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at LSU Health - New Orleans are $13,089 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a fairly large public school located in the town of Natchitoches.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $9,614 per year.

Read full report on Nursing at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern University and A & M College are $10,658 a year.

Read full report on Nursing at Southern University and A & M College

#6

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Loyola University New Orleans landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola New Orleans are $18,889 per year.

Loyola New Orleans did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

Read full report on Nursing at Loyola University New Orleans

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree nursing programs. FranU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

FranU graduate students pay an average of $30,945 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Nursing at Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Report

Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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