Nursing Schools in Louisiana
There are 68 nursing schools in Louisiana. This year, we evaluated 19 schools NCLEX pass rates and net prices, and our ranking system identified the following schools as the best value schools.
The calculation we used here takes into account a school's NCLEX pass rate and the net price of attendance for a student who received the average amount of financial aid. The higher the NCLEX pass rate of the program, and the lower the cost, the better the return on investment.
Learn more about our nursing schools ranking methodology hereEach school has two separate rankings. One for the RN program and one for the LPN program. Use the Filter By options to see each list. The Sort By button allows you to sort the list by school name, cost, or rank.
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Nursing Schools Best-Value Rankings
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Delgado Community College
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Delgado Community College (DCC) is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. DCC operates under the auspices of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System. The school was established back in 1921 and it actually has several different campuses throughout the New Orleans metropolitan area. It ... Programs offered
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Bossier Parish Community College
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Bossier Parish Community College (BPCC) is located in Bossier City, Louisiana. BPCC is a two-year institution that was established back in 1967. It currently serves over 7,000 students, offering them a very good variety of different academic areas of study. BPCC gives students many associate ... Programs offered
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Louisiana State University-Eunice
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Louisiana State University-Eunice (LSUE) is located in Eunice, Louisiana. LSUE was established in 1964 and is a part of the Louisiana State University System. This school serves more than 3,000 students and is seen as one of the best junior colleges in the area. LSUE boasts one of the highest ... Programs offered
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Louisiana State University - Alexandria
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Louisiana State University-Alexandria (LSUA) is located in Alexandria, Louisiana. This school is a public university that offers its students many different undergraduate degrees in various areas of study. It is part of the LSU System and was established back in 1959. LSUA currently serves over ... Programs offered
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Baton Rouge Community College
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Baton Rouge Community College (BRCC) is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. BRCC is an open-admissions public community college that was established back in 1995. It boasts a 60-acre campus and currently serves around 8,000 students. This is a school that offers its students plenty of different ... Programs offered
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Fletcher Technical Community College
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Fletcher Technical Community College (FTCC) is located in Schriever, Louisiana. This community college was founded way back in 1946. The school has a large number of academic courses that will allow students to achieve an associate degree. There are also a plethora of different courses that ... Programs offered
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Southern University at Shreveport
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Southern University at Shreveport (SUSLA) is located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The University was established in 1967 and it serves over 3,000 students currently. This is a historically black institution that has been serving the needs of the community for several decades. SUSLA gives ... Programs offered
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Louisiana Tech University
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McNeese State University
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana
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University of Louisiana at Monroe
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Nicholls State University
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Southeastern Louisiana University
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Southeastern Louisiana University (SLU) is a public institution in Hammond, Louisiana. It was founded in 1925 and classes were originally taught in Hammond High School. The campus was eventually moved to the north side of the city in 1928 and was renamed Southeastern Louisiana University. After ... Programs offered
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette
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The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a public university and part of the University of Louisiana System, along with nine other campuses throughout the state. It has the largest enrollment compared to the other campuses and the second largest student body in the state. The university was ... Programs offered
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University of Holy Cross
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Southern University and A & M College
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Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University
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Our Lady of the Lake College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is a private college. The college was founded in 1923 as a school of nursing and is affiliated with the Roman Catholic Church. In 1998, the college received the authority to offer baccalaureate degrees. Master’s degrees were offered ... Programs offered
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Louisiana College
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Louisiana College is a small private college in Pineville, Louisiana, with a low 11:1 student to faculty ratio. The college is affiliated with the Louisiana Baptist Convention and was founded in 1906. While the first classes were taught in tents, the college now has 25 residential and academic ... Programs offered
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Dillard University
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Acadiana Technical College
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Baton Rouge General Medical Center-School of Nursing
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Capital Area Technical College
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Central Louisiana Technical Community College
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Compass Career College
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Delta College Inc
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Delta College of Arts & Technology
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Grambling State University
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Louisiana Delta Community College
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans is a public institution in New Orleans, Louisiana with both undergraduate and graduate degree programs. The university has an open admission/open enrollment policy with a minimum of a high school diploma or GED. It is also home to ... Programs offered
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Loyola University New Orleans
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Northeast Louisiana Technical College
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Northwest Louisiana Technical College
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Nunez Community College
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River Parishes Community College
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South Central Louisiana Technical College
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SOWELA Technical Community College
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Central Louisiana Technical College - Ward H Nash - Avoyelles Campus
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Louisiana Technical College - Bastrop Campus
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Cameron College
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Louisiana Technical College - Evangeline Campus
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Northshore Technical College - Florida Parishes Branch Campus
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Acadiana Technical College - Abbeville
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Northshore Technical College - Hammond Area Branch Campus
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Louisiana Technical College - Huey P Long Campus
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Central Louisiana Technical College - Morgan Smith Campus
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Louisiana Technical College - Jefferson Campus
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Louisiana Technical College - West Jefferson Campus
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Louisiana State University-Shreveport
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NW Louisiana Technical College - Mansfield Campus
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Northwest Louisiana Technical College - Natchitoches Campus
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Louisiana Technical College - North Central Campus
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Northeast Louisiana Technical College - Northeast Campus
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Louisiana Technical College - Oakdale Campus
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South Central Louisiana Technical College - River Parishes Campus
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Northeast Louisiana Technical College - Ruston
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Northwest Louisiana Technical College - Shreveport Campus
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Acadiana Technical College - Crowley
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Louisiana Technical College - T H Harris Campus
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Acadiana Technical College - New Iberia
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South Central Louisiana Technical College - Lafourche Campus
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Louisiana Technical College - Charles B Coreil Campus
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Louisiana Technical College - Lamar Salter Campus
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Capital Area Technical College - Westside Campus
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Camelot College
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South Louisiana Community College
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Medical Training College
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Charity School of Nursing
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Delta College - Slidell
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Closed Nursing Schools/Campuses
The following schools are closed permanently.
Ascension College (Closed in 1970) LPN |
Louisiana's NCLEX-RN pass rate Vs. National Average
Louisiana's NCLEX-PN pass rate Vs. National Average
Louisiana Nursing Salary and Emplyment Statistics
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Job title | Total Nurses | Jobs/1000 | Hourly | Annual | |
Registered Nurses | 45,970 | 24.168 | $29 | $61,300 | |
Nurse Anesthetists | 680 | 0.357 | $70 | $146,380 | |
Nurse Practitioners | 2,420 | 1.270 | $45 | $94,430 | |
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses | 20,340 | 10.694 | $18 | $37,890 | |
Nursing Assistants | 20,550 | 10.803 | $10 | $21,180 | |
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