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Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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$49,367 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Louisiana to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences 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 Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for education majors pursuing a master's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools

#1

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Holy Cross the best school in Louisiana for education students working on their master’s degree. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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Out of the 12 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best education schools in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great place for education students working on their master’s degree. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

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#6

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

With a ranking of #6, McNeese State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best schools for education students working on their master’s degree. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #8 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Nicholls State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans ranked #10 on this year’s Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

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

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 12 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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