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2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

4 Schools Ranked

There are so many nursing programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. 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 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Louisiana to see which online doctor's degree programs were the most popular for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

#1

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
18 Total Awards
$18,889 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Loyola University New Orleans to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 18 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

Around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Loyola University New Orleans Report

12 Total Awards
$9,614 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. This fairly large public school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 12 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana
10 Total Awards
$10,130 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 3 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.

Around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, Louisiana
5 Total Awards
$8,768 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, the fairly large public school awarded 5 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.

Full Southeastern Louisiana University Report

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 4 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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