2024 Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

If you pursue a doctor's degree in law, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #1 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 719 doctor's degrees in law to qualified students.

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Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on law students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other law students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized law related body.

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

One Size Does Not Fit All

The law school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Law Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Law in Louisiana

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in law.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Doctorate in Law

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

201 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in law needs to take a look at Tulane University of Louisiana. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.More information about a doctorate in law from Tulane University of Louisiana

2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

189 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in law. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in law from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Law Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	217	2,043
North Carolina	190	1,005
Georgia	190	879
Virginia	182	1,111
Mississippi	154	236
Tennessee	150	597
Alabama	139	305
South Carolina	135	388
Kentucky	119	347
Arkansas	74	241
West Virginia	61	104

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Rankings in Majors Related to Law

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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). More about our data sources and methodologies.