2021 Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana
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Colleges
1,966
Bachelor's Degrees
$22,146
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Finding the Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Nursing is the most popular major in Louisiana with 1,966 bachelor's degrees handed out in <nil>. This means that of the 162,800 bachelor's that were awarded in the country, 1.2% were from a college or university in the state.
For this year's Best Nursing Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a bachelor's in nursing. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent nursing programs, but they also offer a lot of support to non-traditional students.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as affordability, and overall quality of the nursing program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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2021 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students in Louisiana
Check out the nursing programs at these schools if you want to see which ones are the best for non-traditional students.
Top 10 Best Nursing Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Northwestern State University of Louisiana tops the 2021 list of our schools in Louisiana that are best for non-traditional nursing students. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the remote town of Natchitoches. NSU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list.
The student loan default rate at NSU is lower than is typical, just 3.8% of students default in three years. 5,928 of NSU students are exclusively distance learners. About 4,844 of the students at NSU are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Louisiana at Lafayette as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #2 rank in our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana ranking.
About 2.8% of UL Lafayette students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,441 students at UL Lafayette that take at least one class online. There are roughly 4,259 part time students in attendance at UL Lafayette.
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The #3 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Southeastern Louisiana University. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population. Southeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 3.1%. There are approximately 4,256 students at Southeastern that take at least one class online. About 4,754 of the students at Southeastern are attending part time.
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Nicholls State University earned the #4 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population. Nicholls State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list.
About 2.4% of Nicholls State University students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,210 students take at least one class online at Nicholls State University. 1,421 of Nicholls State University students are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Holy Cross as the #5 school in this year's rankings. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans. UHC also made our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.
The student loan default rate at UHC is lower than is typical, just 1.9% of students default in three years. There are approximately 593 students at UHC that take at least one class online. There are roughly 708 part time students in attendance at UHC.
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McNeese State University earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population. McNeese did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list.
About 3.3% of McNeese students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 4,320 students take at least one class online at McNeese. There are roughly 1,430 part time students in attendance at McNeese.
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University of Louisiana at Monroe comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe. ULM also made our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.
About 2.4% of ULM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,677 students take at least one class online at ULM. There are roughly 3,305 part time students in attendance at ULM.
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Our rankings recognize Southern University and A & M College as the #8 school in this year's rankings. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge. Southern University and A & M College also made our Best Colleges for Nursing in Louisiana list, coming in at #8.
About 6.2% of Southern University and A & M College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,464 students take at least one class online at Southern University and A & M College. 2,161 students are part time.
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The #9 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Louisiana College. Located in the small suburb of Pineville, Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
About 5.8% of Louisiana College students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 500 students at Louisiana College that take at least one class online. About 233 of the students at Louisiana College are attending part time.
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Dillard University earned the #10 spot in our 2021 rankings. Dillard University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
The student loan default rate at Dillard University is lower than is typical, just 4.3% of students default in three years. Approximately 524 students take at least one class online at Dillard University. There are roughly 74 part time students in attendance at Dillard University.
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