2023 Best Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
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. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
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 8 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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Top Value Nursing Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named McNeese State University the best value school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their master’s degree. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 40 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
McNeese graduate students pay an average of $16,450 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at McNeese. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 84% took at least some of their classes online.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, McNeese is ranked #4 for overall quality in Louisiana.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. This medium-sized public school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 33 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULM are $21,877 per year.
Online graduate courses are available at ULM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
ULM also took the #1 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 21 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 a year.
Online graduate courses are available at Nicholls State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 38 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southeastern are $21,246 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southeastern. In fact, around 38% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, the fairly large public school awarded 33 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
UL Lafayette graduate students pay an average of $23,858 in tuition and fees each year.
UL Lafayette does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UL Lafayette also took the #3 spot in our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.
Southern University and A & M College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree nursing programs. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 33 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern University and A & M College are $17,104 per year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Southern University and A & M College. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern University and A & M College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 50 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $20,402 per year.
One thing to take note of is that NSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
Loyola University New Orleans came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 76 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Loyola New Orleans are $18,889 per year.
Loyola New Orleans does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Loyola New Orleans not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Nursing Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
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*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.
References
- 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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