Inside Academics at McNeese State University

Academics at a Glance

Academics are the heart of the college experience. This overview pulls together the essentials of academic life at McNeese State University: its faculty, its majors and fields of study, and its online learning options.

Each topic below links to a dedicated page with the full detail:

• Faculty Resources
• Most Popular Majors
• Additional Questions to Ask
• Continue Your Research

Faculty & Class Sizes

With 18 students per faculty member, McNeese State University is about average, as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. With 100% of instructors full time, McNeese State University is above the national average of 47%.

For a deeper look at tenure, adjuncts and faculty composition, visit the faculty composition report.

Majors and Fields of Study

Students at McNeese State University can choose from 36 majors with reported graduates spanning 18 broad fields of study.

The degree levels available at McNeese State University are shown below:

Ranked by number of graduates, these are the most popular majors at McNeese State University.

For the complete list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers, see the academic majors page.

Additional Questions to Ask

Before you decide, here are a few more questions to consider about academics at McNeese State University:

• Need flexibility? Check whether McNeese State University offers the online or summer classes that fit your schedule — about 3,920 undergraduates study at least partly online. Explore online learning.
• Interested in outcomes? Look at how well McNeese State University retains and graduates its students — 68% of full-time freshmen return). Explore graduation rates.
• Worried about job prospects? Ask about employment outcomes for recent graduates of McNeese State University.

Continue Your Research on McNeese State University

Follow the links below for a deeper look at a specific part of academic life:

• Majors & Degree Programs at McNeese State University — the full list of majors, concentrations and graduation numbers
• Faculty Composition at McNeese State University — how the teaching staff is structured
• Graduation and Retention at McNeese State University — graduation outcomes and retention detail
• Distance Learning at McNeese State University — distance-learning enrollment detail
• Accreditation Detail at McNeese State University — the schools accreditation and what it means