2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Louisiana

Ranked #8 in popularity, nursing practice is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of nursing practice. Combined, these schools handed out 88 doctor's degrees in nursing practice to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Nursing Practice School for Your Doctor's Degree

Your choice of school for getting your doctor's degree in nursing practice matters. We created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Nursing Practice in Louisiana ranking to make it a little easier to choose the right one for you.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of nursing practice students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for nursing practice.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Nursing Practice in Louisiana

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice.

Most Well Attended Schools for Nursing Practice Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

57 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a popular decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice. LSU Health - New Orleans is a small public university located in the large city of New Orleans. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Louisiana.

There were roughly 57 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at LSU Health - New Orleans in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

2

Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA

11 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a popular choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice. NSU is a large public university located in the remote town of Natchitoches. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Louisiana.

There were roughly 11 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at NSU in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Northwestern State University of Louisiana

3

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

10 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southeastern Louisiana University is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Louisiana.

There were roughly 10 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Southeastern in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Southeastern Louisiana University

4

Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA

5 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#6 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Southern University and A & M College is a popular decision for students interested in a doctor's degree in nursing practice. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of Baton Rouge. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #6 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Louisiana.

There were approximately 5 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at Southern University and A & M College in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Southern University and A & M College

5

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Louisiana.

There were approximately 4 nursing practice individuals who graduated with this degree at UL Lafayette in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

6

Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

1 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in nursing practice in Louisiana.

There were roughly 1 nursing practice students who graduated with this degree at Loyola New Orleans in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in nursing practice from Loyola University New Orleans

 

Best Nursing Practice Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Nursing Practice Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	219	438
North Carolina	190	231
Georgia	190	50
Virginia	176	90
Tennessee	142	76
South Carolina	130	58
Alabama	129	163
Kentucky	115	137
Mississippi	96	44
Arkansas	73	30
West Virginia	59	9

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Rankings in Majors Related to Nursing Practice

One of 22 majors within the Nursing area of study, Nursing Practice has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Nursing Practice

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Nurse Anesthetist	28
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	10
Nursing Science	2

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Aleksahgabrielle. More about our data sources and methodologies.