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

4 Schools Ranked
$120,270 Avg Student Debt

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
174 Total Awards
$19,791 Average Tuition & Fees
$106,725 Avg Student Debt

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 174 doctor’s degree awards in 2021-2022.

Doctor’s Degree recipients from Loyola New Orleans accumulate an average of $106,725 in student debt by the time they complete their degree. Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 59% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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18 Total Awards
$9,614 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a medium-sized public school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 18 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2020-2021 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana
72 Total Awards
$10,156 Average Tuition & Fees
$68,388 Avg Student Debt

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. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, the fairly large public school awarded 72 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2021-2022.

By the time they get their doctor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $68,388 in student loans. Of those students who received their degree, 50% were women.

In 2020-2021 about 55% 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
16 Total Awards
$8,830 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. Southeastern is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 doctor’s degrees in 2021-2022.

Around 81% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 45% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2020-2021.

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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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