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2023 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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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 Most Popular Education Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular doctor'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.

Check out the education doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

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

Women make up 68% of the education majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 15% are male.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in education at UL Lafayette, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular education schools in Louisiana. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.

About 86% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#5

Grambling State University

Grambling, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grambling State University is a great place for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the distant town of Grambling, GSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their doctor’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Of the 9 students majoring in education at Louisiana Tech, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

About 67% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#8

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

University of Holy Cross landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree education programs. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 8 students majoring in education at UHC, 13% are male and 88% are female.

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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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Xavier University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Of the 4 students majoring in education at XULA, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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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 11 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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