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2024 Best Nursing Practice Schools in Louisiana

6 Colleges in Louisiana
106 Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded
Ranked #105 in popularity, nursing practice is one of the most sought-after degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for nursing practice students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 106 degrees in nursing practice during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School

Best Nursing Practice Schools in Louisiana Your choice of nursing practice school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Nursing Practice School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.

In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.

Nursing Practice Rankings by Degree Level

Doctor's Degrees in Nursing Practice

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Nursing Practice Schools in Louisiana list to help you make the college decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Nursing Practice in Louisiana

The schools below may not offer all types of nursing practice degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Louisiana Schools in Nursing Practice

1
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
1st Most Popular In LA
69 Nursing Practice Degrees Awarded

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in nursing practice. Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public university with a small student population.

There were roughly 69 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at LSU Health - New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
6th Most Popular In LA
75.0% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in nursing practice needs to look into Loyola University New Orleans. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #902 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Loyola New Orleans is a great university overall.

There were roughly 4 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Loyola New Orleans in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from Loyola University New Orleans

3
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
3rd Most Popular In LA
60.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Louisiana at Lafayette is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in nursing practice. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette. A Best Colleges rank of #1199 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UL Lafayette is a great university overall.

There were about 10 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette in the most recent data year.

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4
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
2nd Most Popular In LA
8.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in nursing practice needs to take a look at Northwestern State University of Louisiana. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 13th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 12 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

5
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
5th Most Popular In LA

Southeastern is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hammond. This university ranks 16th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were about 5 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Southeastern in the most recent data year.

More information about a degree in nursing practice from Southeastern Louisiana University

6
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
4th Most Popular In LA
16.7% Growth in Graduates

Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 25th out of 29 colleges for overall quality in the state of Louisiana.

There were roughly 6 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Southern University and A & M College in the most recent data year.

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Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Florida 715 554
North Carolina 710 282
Georgia 690 271
Virginia 630 244
Tennessee 624 183
South Carolina 530 35
Kentucky 518 214
Mississippi 501 45
Alabama 500 241
Arkansas 466 65
West Virginia 410 10

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Nursing Practice is one of 23 different types of Nursing programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 3,205
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 123
Nurse Anesthetist 26
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 17
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 14
Nursing Administration 7
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 2
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 1
Nursing Science 1

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