Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a four-year, public school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It offers 11 health profession degree programs. By offered degree types, NSU have 5 vocational programs, 3 bachelor's degree programs, and 3 graduate programs for the health profession degrees.

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of NSU is $8,864 for Louisiana residents and $19,652 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the NSU's graduate tuition & fees is $9,758 for Louisiana residents and $20,546 for out-of-state students.

Last year, total 584 students have completed their health profession studies. 105 students obtained certifications, 375 students earned the bachelor's degrees, and 13 students earned master's or doctorate degrees.


Northwestern State University of Louisiana 2024 Tuition & Academic Characteristics

The 2024 tuition & fees of NSU is $8,864 for Louisiana residents and $19,652 for out-of-state students. For graduate programs, the average tuition & fees is $9,758 for in-state rate and $19,652 for out-of-state rate.

The acceptance rate at NSU is 93.74% and the graduation rate is 46%. The students to faculty ratio is 17 to 1 and the retention rate is 61%.

You can find the detailed information about Northwestern State University of Louisiana at cost of attendance and admission pages.

Key Academics Stats
Tuition & Fees
Undergraduate$19,652 ($8,864)
Graduate$20,546 ($9,758)
Health Profession Programs11 programs
7 online programs
Total Programs90 programs
52 online programs
Student to Faculty Ratio17 to 1
Student Population9,389 Students
Number of Faculties551 Faculties
Number of Staffs1,013 Staffs

Number of Health Profession Programs and Completers

Northwestern State University of Louisiana offers 11 health profession programs through bachelor's programs, and graduate programs, and vocational programs.

A total of 584 students have completed the health profession programs including 375 bachelor's degree earners, and graduate degree earners, and certification complters.

The following table shows the number of health profession programs offered at NSU with number of completers and online availability.

Health Profession Programs by Offered Degrees
DegreesNumber of ProgramsOnline ProgramsNumber of Completers
Certificates of at least 12 weeks but less than 1 year 4 2 7
Associate 1 NOT OFFERED 98
Bachelor 3 3 375
Master 2 1 84
Doctoral (Professional Practice) 1 1 13
Post-Bachelor Certificate 1 1 -
Post-Master Certificate 3 NOT OFFERED 7

Health Profession Programs by Concentrated Study

The following table shows the health profession programs by concentrated major with number of completers and online availability for each program.

"-" in a column means that there were no completers last year (or data is not available), and "online" means the program has online degrees and/or courses available.

Health Profession Vocational Programs
ProgramBachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateAssociate'sCertificationsPost graduate
Cardiovascular Technology/TechnologistNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-OnlineNOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound TechnicianNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-Online
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer64Online14NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED1NOT OFFERED
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED6OnlineNOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling6OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Medical/Health HumanitiesNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED-NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse293Online70OnlineNOT OFFERED98NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Family Practice Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED3
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2
Nursing PracticeNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED13OnlineNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Geriatric Nurse/NursingNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED2