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2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$13,682 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$64,238 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Louisiana. In total, 3,502 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Louisiana.

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Nursing Degree Search has created the Best Value Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for nursing students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

Check out the nursing bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Nursing Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Alexandria the best value school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Alexandria, Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public college with a small student population.

Louisiana State University - Alexandria undergraduate students pay an average of $6,974 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, nursing graduates from Louisiana State University - Alexandria take out $30,788 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means McNeese State University is a great value for nursing students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

McNeese undergraduate students pay an average of $8,380 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at McNeese take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,763.

McNeese did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern are $8,289 per year. On average, nursing graduates from Southeastern take out $26,786 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Southeastern is ranked #3 for overall quality for nursing in Louisiana.

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#4

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Nicholls State University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,946 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Nursing majors at Nicholls State University take out an average of $26,687 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Louisiana. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ULM are $9,058 a year. Nursing majors at ULM take out an average of $23,263 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $64.

ULM also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, LSU Health - New Orleans is a public college with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at LSU Health - New Orleans are $10,376 a year. The average amount in student loans that nursing majors at LSU Health - New Orleans take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $29,762.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,672 per year. Nursing majors at NSU take out an average of $29,152 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for nursing students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,346 per year. Nursing majors at UL Lafayette take out an average of $29,029 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UL Lafayette also made our Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.

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Southern University and A & M College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southern University and A & M College are $9,842 per year. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $172.

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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree nursing programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FranU are $14,938 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, nursing graduates from FranU carry an average student debtload of $36,404.

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,838
Alabama 7,364
Kentucky 6,395
Arkansas 2,882
Tennessee 6,004
Florida 21,209
West Virginia 1,771
North Carolina 7,425
South Carolina 3,296
Virginia 6,775
Georgia 7,112

Nursing Concentrations

Major Annual Graduates
Registered Nursing 266,651
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,104
Nursing Administration 9,838
Nursing Practice 7,992
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 5,092
Nursing Science 4,600
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,287
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,021
Nurse Anesthetist 1,936
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 1,883
Critical Care Nursing 773
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 563
School Nursing 553
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 509
Clinical Nurse Leader 444
Clinical Nurse Specialist 419
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 331
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 181
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 57
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 53
Palliative Care Nursing 14
Forensic Nursing 14

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 84,274

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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