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2023 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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Finding the Best Education Bachelor'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 Most Popular Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 20 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Women make up 73% of the education majors at the school.

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Out of the 20 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Out of the 20 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 90% of the education majors at the school.

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#4

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 92% of the education majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Louisiana Tech University is a great place for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Women make up 72% of the education majors at the school.

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

About 69% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 31% are male.

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University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

About 88% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 12% are male.

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#8

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

McNeese State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 41 students majoring in education at McNeese, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree education programs. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

Women make up 86% of the education majors at the school.

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#10

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

Grambling State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 39% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 61% are male.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Schools 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 20 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

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