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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$11,163 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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 Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Louisiana to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Our 2023 rankings named McNeese State University the best value school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Lake Charles.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at McNeese are $8,413 a year.

McNeese not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

Read full report on Nursing at McNeese State University

Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 2 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UL Lafayette are $10,130 a year.

UL Lafayette also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Louisiana. 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.

Full Nursing at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. NSU is a 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

#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Loyola University New Orleans helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Louisiana. 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.

Read full report on Nursing at Loyola University New Orleans

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 5 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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