2023 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 20 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 each school on the list.
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Most Popular Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Tulane University of Louisiana the most popular school in Louisiana for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 536 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 54% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Tulane, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 565 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Louisiana State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. LSU Health - New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 390 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 57% were women.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Southern University and A & M College is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 199 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Southern University and A & M College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Loyola University New Orleans is a great place for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 171 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Loyola New Orleans. In 2019-2020 about 97% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Shreveport, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 160 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 59% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since LSU Health - Shreveport does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 14% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Full Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport Report
Xavier University of Louisiana ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctor’s degrees to 149 students in 2020-2021.
Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at XULA. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Louisiana at Monroe 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 #8 on the list. This medium-sized public school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 112 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ULM. 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.
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary 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. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 73 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 19% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NOBTS. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 66 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UL Lafayette. In 2019-2020 about 53% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady 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 #11 on the list. FranU is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 57 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 51% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at FranU. During the 2019-2020 year, about 100% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Louisiana Tech University ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, the fairly large public school awarded 47 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 51% of those degree recipients were women.
Louisiana Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
University of New Orleans landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 37 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 43% were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UNO. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Holy Cross came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 25 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
UHC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, the fairly large public school handed out 25 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Southeastern. In fact, around 38% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #16, Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the fairly large public school handed out 16 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 94% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at NSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 13 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Louisiana State University - Shreveport does offer online graduate classes in some areas. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Grambling State University ranked #18 on this year’s Most Popular Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Grambling State University is a medium-sized public school located in Grambling, Louisiana that handed out 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 73% of those degree recipients were women.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 87% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana
The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 2 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
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McNeese State University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at McNeese. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 20 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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