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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans Bachelor’s in Nursing

259 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
$60,970 Average Salary
$31,000 Average Student Debt

The main focus area for this major is Registered Nursing. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Nursing is a major offered under the health professions program of study at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in nursing, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Rankings for the LSU Health - New Orleans Bachelor’s in Nursing

#300 in the U.S
#1 in Louisiana

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at LSU Health - New Orleans was ranked #300 on College Factual's Best Schools for nursing list. It is also ranked #1 in Louisiana.

Here are some of the other rankings for LSU Health - New Orleans.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing13
Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing50
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools72
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing105
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing125
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing130
Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing141
Most Popular Colleges for Nursing183
Most Focused Colleges for Nursing203
Highest Paid Doctor’s Degree Nursing Graduates219
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools220
Best Nursing Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans282
Best Nursing Schools300
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Nursing Graduates323
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing510
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans511
Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools525
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing566
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Nursing573
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Nursing Graduates607
Best Value Colleges for Nursing727
Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans758
Best Nursing Colleges for Veterans1,173
Highest Paid Nursing Graduates1,254

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Nursing from LSU Health - New Orleans Cost?

$10,376 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$31,000 Average Student Debt

LSU Health - New Orleans Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at LSU Health - New Orleans paid an average of $986 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $562 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$7,020$15,495
Fees$3,356$3,356

Learn more about LSU Health - New Orleans tuition and fees.

LSU Health - New Orleans Nursing Bachelor’s Student Debt

One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Nursing students who received their bachelor’s degree at LSU Health - New Orleans took out an average of $31,000 in student loans. That is 37% higher than the national average of $22,660.

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How Much Can You Make With a Bachelor’s in Nursing From LSU Health - New Orleans?

$60,970 Average Salary
Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of nursing students who receive their bachelor’s degree from LSU Health - New Orleans is $60,970 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $62,199.

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Does LSU Health - New Orleans Offer an Online Bachelor’s in Nursing?

LSU Health - New Orleans does not offer an online option for its nursing bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the LSU Health - New Orleans Online Learning page.

LSU Health - New Orleans Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Nursing

259 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
86.9% Women
24.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 259 students received their bachelor’s degree in nursing. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in nursing in 2019-2020, 86.9% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 86.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 24.7% of the nursing bachelor’s degrees at LSU Health - New Orleans in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 33%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian10
Black or African American30
Hispanic or Latino18
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White194
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities7

Bachelor’s in Nursing Focus Areas at LSU Health - New Orleans

Nursing students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Registered Nursing259

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Related MajorAnnual Graduates
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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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