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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

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

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Louisiana to see which online graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing an online graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisiana at Lafayette the most popular online school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UL Lafayette is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

Read full report on Nursing at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Southeastern is a fairly large public school located in the city of Hammond.

Read full report on Nursing at Southeastern Louisiana University

#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

The in-demand online graduate certificate programs at McNeese State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Louisiana. McNeese is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lake Charles.

Full Nursing at McNeese State University Report

#4

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loyola University New Orleans is a great place for nursing students working on their online graduate certificate. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Read full report on Nursing at Loyola University New Orleans

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
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

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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 4 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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