2024 Best Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

a doctor's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 36 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 50 doctor's degrees in psychology during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Doctor’s Degree Schools List

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 many resources a school devotes to psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of psychology 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 easy is it for psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for psychology 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 Psychology Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

 

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Louisiana

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

Top Louisiana Schools for a Doctorate in Psychology

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Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in psychology needs to check out Tulane University of Louisiana. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Tulane University of Louisiana

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in psychology. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

7 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in psychology has to check out Louisiana Tech University. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in psychology from Louisiana Tech University

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	336
Virginia	29	198
Georgia	28	98
Mississippi	28	77
South Carolina	28	18
North Carolina	26	73
Kentucky	26	79
Alabama	25	59
Tennessee	25	80
Arkansas	23	13
West Virginia	20	27

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	22
Other Psychology	19
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	9

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 Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.