2023 Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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The Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Teaching Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 17 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for teaching students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Shreveport the most popular school in Louisiana for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 390 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 160 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 88% 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.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 146 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 66% 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. 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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Out of the 17 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the # 4 spot on the list. NSU is a fairly large public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 131 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 83% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at NSU. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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You’ll be in good company if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 107 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 90% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Nicholls State University. 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.
Southeastern Louisiana University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, the fairly large public school awarded 83 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 89% of those degree recipients were women.
Southeastern does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. 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.
Louisiana Tech University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, the fairly large public school handed out 66 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Around 82% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Louisiana Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. 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 Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 65 students in 2020-2021.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UL Lafayette. 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.
University of New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 56 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 84% were women.
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 fact, around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Louisiana College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree teaching programs. Louisiana College is located in Pineville, Louisiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Louisiana College. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Holy Cross did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #11 on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out master’s degrees to 36 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
UHC 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 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
McNeese State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 29 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 83% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at McNeese. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, Xavier University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. XULA is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 19 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at XULA. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Grambling State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #14 on the list. Grambling State University is a medium-sized public school located in Grambling, Louisiana that handed out 15 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 87% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at GSU. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #15, Loyola University New Orleans did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 11 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 82% were women.
Loyola New Orleans 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 97% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #16, Southern University and A & M College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 10 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 80% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southern University and A & M College. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.
Centenary College of Louisiana ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 75% were women.
One thing to take note of is that Centenary Louisiana does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 18% 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 17 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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