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2023 Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

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Finding the Best Psychology Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, psychology students earned 249 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 10th in the state.

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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular master's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Psychology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for psychology majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisiana at Monroe the most popular school in Louisiana for psychology students working on their master’s degree. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

About 91% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 84% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at McNeese State University Report

#3

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great place for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 15% are male.

Full Psychology at Nicholls State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 31% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Of the 12 students majoring in psychology at Southern University and A & M College, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Psychology at Southern University and A & M College Report

With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Women make up 45% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Louisiana Tech University Report

With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree psychology programs. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% of the psychology majors at the school.

Full Psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University Report

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 11% are male.

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#10

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

With a ranking of #10, University of New Orleans did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for psychology students working on their master’s degree. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

About 75% of the students majoring in psychology at the school are women while 25% are male.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 134
Florida 2,049
Virginia 1,767
Tennessee 424
North Carolina 318
Georgia 495
West Virginia 195
South Carolina 169
Kentucky 819
Arkansas 47
Alabama 355

Psychology Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 29,224
General Psychology 8,051
Child Development & Psychology 2,576
Other Psychology 2,162

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 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 Nevit Dilmen.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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