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2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Louisiana

19 Colleges
$41,386 Avg Salary
$26,705 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Education School for You

Education is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 1,732 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 3rd out of all the majors we track in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Education Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 19 schools in Louisiana to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Education program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for education majors pursuing a .

Our analysis found Louisiana State University - Shreveport to be the most popular school for education students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Shreveport.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

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#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Education Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Education Schools in Louisiana list. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

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With a ranking of #6, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for education students. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana Tech University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular education programs. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

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#9

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Education Schools in Louisiana ranking. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

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#10

Louisiana College

Pineville, LA

Louisiana College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for education students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small suburb of Pineville, Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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Best Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Education Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 2,371
Florida 5,192
Virginia 7,400
Tennessee 3,386
North Carolina 4,150
Georgia 6,283
West Virginia 924
South Carolina 2,297
Kentucky 3,387
Arkansas 3,395
Alabama 3,231

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Educational Administration 45,458
Teacher Education Grade Specific 34,451
Special Education 25,158
General Education 21,189
Teacher Education Subject Specific 20,616
Curriculum & Instruction 19,784
Student Counseling 13,840
Instructional Media Design 8,387
Teaching English or French 4,743
Other Education 2,513
Multilingual Education 1,672
Educational Assessment 1,215
Education Philosophy 421
International Education 257
Teaching Assistants 20

Related Major Annual Graduates
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 19 schools only.

  • 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 Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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