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2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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A teaching student has 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 or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Teaching Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Louisiana to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.

Learn more about these popular schools below:

38 Total Awards
$13,031 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the most popular school for teaching students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 68% were women.

Louisiana State University 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. 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.

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#2

Southeastern Louisiana University

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 20 students in 2020-2021.

Around 85% of those degree recipients were women.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Southeastern. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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#3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 79% of those degree recipients were women.

UL Lafayette does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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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14 Total Awards
$9,777 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. This medium-sized public school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 14 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.

One thing to take note of is that ULM does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Louisiana at Monroe Report

#5

Grambling State University

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

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grambling State University is a great place for teaching students working on their doctor’s degree. GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

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

GSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
9 Total Awards
$9,108 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Orleans came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 9 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

UNO does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 70% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of New Orleans Report

#6

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
9 Total Awards
$7,959 Average Tuition & Fees

Louisiana Tech University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 9 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 44% were women.

One thing to take note of is that Louisiana Tech 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.

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#8

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, Louisiana
8 Total Awards
$14,530 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Holy Cross came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. University of Holy Cross is a small private not-for-profit school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 8 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 88% were women.

UHC does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

Full University of Holy Cross Report

4 Total Awards
$9,614 Average Tuition & Fees

Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.

NSU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 97% 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
4 Total Awards
$12,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Xavier University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching 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 4 students in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.

Online graduate courses are available at XULA, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

Full Xavier University of Louisiana Report

#11

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
1 Total Awards
$10,658 Average Tuition & Fees

Southern University and A & M College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree teaching programs. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Southern University and A & M College. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 11 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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