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2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

6 Colleges
$101,387 Avg Salary
$40,791 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You

Nursing is the most popular major in Louisiana with 3,502 degrees and certificates handed out in 2021-2022.

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 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for nursing majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named Northwestern State University of Louisiana the most popular school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. NSU is a medium-sized public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches.

Of the 6 students majoring in nursing at NSU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

Full Nursing at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

#3

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Nursing at McNeese State University Report

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in nursing at the school are women while 10% are male.

Full Nursing at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Loyola University New Orleans landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Grambling State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Nursing Colleges in the Southeast Region

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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 262,974
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 16,647
Nursing Practice 8,862
Nursing Administration 8,663
Other Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 4,717
Nursing Science 4,701
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 2,895
Adult Health Nurse/Nursing 2,075
Public Health/Community Nurse/Nursing 2,011
Nurse Anesthetist 1,768
Critical Care Nursing 747
Geriatric Nurse/Nursing 622
Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 567
School Nursing 539
Clinical Nurse Leader 502
Clinical Nurse Specialist 340
Perioperative/Operating Room and Surgical Nurse/Nursing 269
Women’s Health Nurse/Nursing 262
Maternal/Child Health and Neonatal Nurse/Nursing 192
Emergency Room/Trauma Nursing 87
Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing 26
Forensic Nursing 23
Palliative Care Nursing 13

Related Major Annual Graduates
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 85,339

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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