2023 Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana
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The Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Louisiana to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named McNeese State University the best school in Louisiana for students working on their graduate certificate.
Graduate Certificate recipients from McNeese accumulate an average of $30,034 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
McNeese does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Louisiana State University accumulate an average of $27,329 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
One thing to take note of is that Louisiana State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Louisiana Tech University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Louisiana.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Louisiana Tech. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.
Graduate Certificate recipients from Tulane accumulate an average of $30,139 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Tulane. In fact, around 49% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 5 spot on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UL Lafayette. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list.
ULM does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Nicholls State University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Nicholls State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #8, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
NSU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at UNO, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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