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2023 Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 17 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular master'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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Shreveport the most popular school in Louisiana for education students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

About 87% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 13% are male.

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A rank of #2 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.

Of the 160 students majoring in education at ULM, 12% are male and 88% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Of the 146 students majoring in education at Louisiana State University, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 131 students majoring in education at NSU, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#5

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Out of the 17 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in education at Nicholls State University, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 11% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.

Of the 66 students majoring in education at Louisiana Tech, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#9

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree education programs. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

About 84% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 16% are male.

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#10

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

Louisiana College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for education students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the suburb of Pineville, Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

About 77% of the students majoring in education at the school are women while 23% are male.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular 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 17 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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