by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 266,651 registered nursing students received their degree, making the major the 3rd most popular in the country.
Across Louisiana, there were 3,205 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 223 registered nursing graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,232 and $0 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 9 colleges that offer a degree in registered nursing. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in registered nursing.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s registered nursing degrees to 40 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana. This fairly large school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 50 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana list. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 33 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 38 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s registered nursing degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
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Grambling State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #6. GSU is a public institution located in Grambling, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 masters’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 33 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana College is a small private not-for-profit school situated in Pineville, Louisiana. It awarded 35 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s registered nursing degrees to 256 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.5% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
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