by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
With 327,871 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, education is the 4th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, education graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $46,202 and had an average of $24,437 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 3,006 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,386 and $26,705 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 132 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,076 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 11 colleges that offered a degree in education. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in education.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana doctor’s degree education students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Holy Cross landed the #1 spot on the list. UHC is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 8 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. Grambling State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Grambling, Louisiana. It awarded 11 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #3 spot on the list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 20 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana. ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
Out of the 11 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #5 spot on the list. XULA is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 38 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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University of New Orleans landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 doctorate’s education degrees to qualified students.
Louisiana Tech University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #8. Ruston, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 14 doctorate’s education degrees in 2020-2021.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking. NSU is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern University and A & M College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s education degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
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