2024 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Ranked #6 in popularity, educational administration is one of the most sought-after doctor's degree programs in the nation. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 51 doctor's degrees in educational administration to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Educational Administration School for Your Doctor's Degree

The education admin doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To take this into account we consider a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking which itself looks at a collection of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on educational administration students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of educational administration students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt educational administration students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized educational administration related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for educational administration students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Educational Administration Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Educational Administration in Louisiana

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in educational administration.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Doctorate in Education Admin

1

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

9 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in educational administration has to take a look at Louisiana Tech University. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Louisiana Tech University

2

Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

4 Annual Graduates

Xavier University of Louisiana is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in educational administration. Located in the city of New Orleans, XULA is a private not-for-profit university with a small student population.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Xavier University of Louisiana

3

Southeastern Louisiana University
Hammond, LA

20 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Southeastern Louisiana University if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in educational administration. Southeastern is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Hammond.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from Southeastern Louisiana University

4

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

14 Annual Graduates

$70,122 Median Starting Salary

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in educational administration needs to look into University of Louisiana at Lafayette. UL Lafayette is a large public university located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette.

Students who graduate with their doctorate from the education admin program report average early career wages of $70,122.

More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

4

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

4 Annual Graduates

University of New Orleans is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in educational administration. UNO is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of New Orleans.More information about a doctorate in educational administration from University of New Orleans

Best Educational Administration Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Educational Administration Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	138	257
Virginia	127	373
Georgia	126	104
North Carolina	115	206
Mississippi	113	155
Tennessee	102	420
Alabama	98	112
South Carolina	91	45
Kentucky	87	229
Arkansas	58	56
West Virginia	49	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Education Admin

Educational Administration is one of 14 different types of Education programs to choose from.

Education Admin Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
General Educational Leadership & Administration	51

Majors Similar to Education Admin

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Other Education	38
Curriculum & Instruction	26
Teacher Education Subject Specific	10
Teacher Education Grade Specific	4
Student Counseling	3

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Shai-WMIL. More about our data sources and methodologies.