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 “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s” 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.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s” ranking analyzed 9 colleges that offered a degree in registered nursing. This ranking identifies schools that graduate the most students in registered nursing.
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The registered nursing school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s”.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 50 diplomas to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 9 schools in the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #2 spot on the list. McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 40 masters’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 38 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 33 diplomas to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 21 masters’s registered nursing degrees in 2020-2021.
Grambling State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Located in Grambling, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s list. Located in Pineville, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 35 diplomas to qualified masters’s registered nursing students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Registered Nursing Major in Louisiana for a Master’s ranking, coming in at #8. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 256 masters’s registered nursing degrees to qualified students.
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%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 3 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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