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Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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$77,195 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Doctor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 2,977 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Education Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of Louisiana at Monroe to be the best school for education students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Louisiana. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Xavier University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

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#5

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Holy Cross is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a large student population.

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Louisiana Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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Southern University and A & M College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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#9

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #9, University of New Orleans did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best doctor’s degree education programs. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
South Carolina 3,980
Tennessee 5,194
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Horadrim.

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