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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Louisiana (With Aid)

5 Ranked Colleges
88 Degrees Awarded
$20,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Nursing Practice is the 125th most popular major in the country with 7,550 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Louisiana, there were 88 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 88 nursing practice graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in nursing practice. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality nursing practice programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the nursing practice program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Louisiana (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana doctor’s degree nursing practice students with aid list, Southeastern has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Louisiana University are $21,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #2 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our louisiana doctor’s degree nursing practice students with aid list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to qualified students.

NSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana are $20,402, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s nursing practice degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Nursing Practice Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University New Orleans landed the #5 spot on the list. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 1 doctorate’s nursing practice degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana doctor’s degree nursing practice students with aid list, Loyola New Orleans has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Nursing Practice Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola University New Orleans are $17,906, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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Notes and References

References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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