2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana
Finding the Best Nursing Graduate Certificate School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, nursing was the most popular one in Louisiana. In total, 3,502 people earned a degree or certificate in the field from a school in Louisiana.
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The Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Healthcare Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Louisiana to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for healthcare students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Nursing program at each school on the list.
2023 Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Colleges.
Most Popular Louisiana Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Nursing
Our analysis found Northwestern State University of Louisiana to be the most popular school for nursing students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Louisiana. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Women make up 67% of the nursing majors at the school.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means McNeese State University is a great place for nursing students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.
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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Loyola University New Orleans helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular nursing schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of New Orleans, Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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Grambling State University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Nursing Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Grambling, GSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
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State | Degrees Awarded |
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Florida | 21,209 |
North Carolina | 7,425 |
Tennessee | 6,004 |
Kentucky | 6,395 |
Georgia | 7,112 |
West Virginia | 1,771 |
Virginia | 6,775 |
Alabama | 7,364 |
Mississippi | 2,838 |
South Carolina | 3,296 |
Arkansas | 2,882 |
Nursing Related Majors
One of 30 majors within the healthcare area of study, nursing has other similar majors worth exploring.
Nursing Concentrations
Majors Similar to Nursing
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Health & Medical Administrative Services | 89,359 |
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 84,492 |
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 84,274 |
Allied Health Professions | 82,308 |
Public Health | 40,596 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 6 schools only.
- 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.