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2023 Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

5 Schools Ranked
$61,509 Avg Student Debt

With all the nursing programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Or you may find the programs at a trade school or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Nursing Degree Search has developed this Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for nursing students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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Top Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Learn more about these excellent schools below:

#1

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana
13 Total Awards
$10,156 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisiana at Lafayette the best school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 13 graduate certificates to qualified students.

UL Lafayette does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2020-2021 year, about 55% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
19 Total Awards
$8,458 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at McNeese State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Louisiana. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 19 graduate certificate awards in 2021-2022.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at McNeese. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2020-2021 academic year, around 75% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
17 Total Awards
$19,791 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Loyola University New Orleans helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best nursing schools in Louisiana. This small private not-for-profit school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 17 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Loyola New Orleans. In 2020-2021 about 59% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#4

Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, Louisiana
10 Total Awards
$8,830 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Southeastern is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 10 graduate certificates in 2021-2022.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Southeastern. During the 2020-2021 year, about 45% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Southeastern Louisiana University Report

107 Total Awards
$9,614 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 107 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2021-2022.

You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NSU. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

Full Northwestern State University of Louisiana Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.

References

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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