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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

9 Schools Ranked

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school or bootcamp that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in Louisiana to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

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73 Total Awards
$7,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary to be the most popular school for students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Louisiana. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 73 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 19% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.

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112 Total Awards
$9,777 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a medium-sized public school located in Monroe, Louisiana that handed out 112 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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#3

Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, Louisiana
25 Total Awards
$8,768 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large public school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.

Around 38% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#4

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
171 Total Awards
$18,889 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Loyola University New Orleans is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 171 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 61% were women.

Around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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16 Total Awards
$9,614 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Louisiana. Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a fairly large public school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 16 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

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13 Total Awards
$7,349 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana State University - Shreveport ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#7

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana
11 Total Awards
$7,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Grambling State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 87% took at least some of their classes online.

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#8

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana
66 Total Awards
$10,130 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, the fairly large public school handed out 66 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.

In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#9

Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
149 Total Awards
$12,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. XULA is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 149 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 68% 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

  • 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%.

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