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2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

6 Schools Ranked
$29,167 Avg Student Debt

With all the teaching programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Also there are many trade schools and bpptcamp that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Louisiana to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences for teaching students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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Top Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

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#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
$8,413 Average Tuition & Fees
$30,034 Avg Student Debt

Our analysis found McNeese State University to be the best school for teaching students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Louisiana.

By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $30,034 in student loans.

Online graduate courses are available at McNeese, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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$9,777 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

ULM 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 74% took at least some of their classes online.

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#3

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
$7,959 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Louisiana Tech University is a great place for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

Louisiana Tech 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 fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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$9,614 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.

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#5

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana
$10,130 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Teaching Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

Online graduate courses are available at UL Lafayette, 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 53% took at least some of their classes online.

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$13,031 Average Tuition & Fees
$27,329 Avg Student Debt

With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s best schools for teaching students working on their graduate certificate.

On average, graduate certificate students take out $27,329 in loans while pursuing their degree.

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.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 6 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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