2023 Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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The Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Nursing Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for nursing students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Nursing Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans the most popular school in Louisiana for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the small public school awarded 69 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 72% were women.
Out of the 8 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University landed the # 2 spot on the list. FranU is a private not-for-profit institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 26 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 46% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at FranU. In 2019-2020 about 100% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Loyola University New Orleans. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. 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.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Loyola New Orleans. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great place for nursing students working on their doctor’s degree. NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 12 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. 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.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 10 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 70% were women.
UL Lafayette 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. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern University and A & M College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree nursing programs. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
Some students 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.
Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Southeastern is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 5 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southeastern. 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.
McNeese State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Nursing Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking.
Online graduate courses are available at McNeese, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*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%.
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