2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Nursing Master'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.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Nursing Degree Search has created its Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for nursing students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
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2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana
Check out the nursing master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Nursing
Our 2023 rankings named McNeese State University the best value school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
McNeese graduate students pay an average of $8,413 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
McNeese did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great value for nursing students working on their master’s degree. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at ULM are $9,777 a year.
ULM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nicholls State University are $8,084 per year.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southeastern are $8,768 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value nursing schools in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized 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 took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.
With a ranking of #6, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Southern University and A & M College are $10,658 a year.
Southern University and A & M College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
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With a ranking of #7, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.
NSU graduate students pay an average of $9,614 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
With a ranking of #8, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. 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.
Loyola New Orleans also made our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.
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With a ranking of #9, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, FranU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at FranU are $30,945 per year.
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 |
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Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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).
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