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2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,163 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$99,011 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate 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.

The Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate 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 Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Our 2023 rankings named McNeese State University the best value school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at McNeese are $8,413 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, McNeese is ranked #2 for overall quality for nursing in Louisiana.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UL Lafayette are $10,130 a year.

UL Lafayette also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #1.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeastern are $8,768 per year.

Southeastern also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #4.

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Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the # 4 spot 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 graduate students at NSU are $9,614 per year.

NSU also made our Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.

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#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola University New Orleans is a great value for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola New Orleans are $18,889 per year.

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

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Best Value Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Nursing Schools 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 5 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.

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