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2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana

10 Colleges
1,966 Bachelor's Degrees
$22,146 Avg Cost*

Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in LouisianaNursing is the most popular major in Louisiana with 1,966 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>. This means that of the 162,800 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.2% were from a college or university in the state.

For this year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana

Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.

Top 10 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana tops the 2021 list of our schools in Louisiana that are best for non-traditional nursing students. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Natchitoches. NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list.

About 3.8% of NSU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,928 students at NSU are exclusively online. About 4,844 of the students at NSU are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Louisiana at Lafayette as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana ranking.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.8%. There are approximately 4,441 students at UL Lafayette that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,259 part time students in attendance at UL Lafayette.

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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southeastern Louisiana University. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population. Southeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list.

About 3.1% of Southeastern students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,256 students at Southeastern that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,754 part time students in attendance at Southeastern.

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Nicholls State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. Nicholls State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list.

The student loan default rate at Nicholls State University is lower than is typical, just 2.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,210 students take at least one class online at Nicholls State University. About 1,421 of the students at Nicholls State University are attending part time.

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University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, LA

Our rankings recognize University of Holy Cross as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans. UHC also made our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 1.9%. Approximately 593 students take at least one class online at UHC. 708 students are part time.

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McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a medium-sized student population. McNeese did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list.

The student loan default rate at McNeese is lower than is typical, just 3.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 4,320 students take at least one class online at McNeese. There are roughly 1,430 part time students in attendance at McNeese.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe. ULM also made our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.4%. There are approximately 2,677 students at ULM that take at least one class online. There are roughly 3,305 part time students in attendance at ULM.

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Our rankings recognize Southern University and A & M College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge. Southern University and A & M College also made our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list, coming in at #8.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 6.2%. There are approximately 3,464 students at Southern University and A & M College that take at least one class online. 2,161 of Southern University and A & M College students are attending part time.

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Louisiana College
Pineville, LA

The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Louisiana College. Located in the small suburb of Pineville, Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 5.8%. There are approximately 500 students at Louisiana College that take at least one class online. 233 of Louisiana College students are attending part time.

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Dillard University
New Orleans, LA

Dillard University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 4.3%. Approximately 524 students take at least one class online at Dillard University. 74 of Dillard University students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Florida 9,015
Georgia 3,954
Tennessee 3,180
North Carolina 3,488
Virginia 3,096
South Carolina 1,605
Kentucky 2,530
Alabama 2,607
Mississippi 1,307
Arkansas 1,371
West Virginia 774

One of 34 majors within the Health Professions area of study, Nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.

Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 10 schools only.

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