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2023 Most Popular Psychology Schools in Louisiana

15 Colleges
$28,184 Avg Salary
$27,814 Avg Student Debt

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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 Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 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 Psychology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Psychology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisiana at Monroe the most popular school in Louisiana for psychology students. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

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#2

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Nicholls State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

The excellent programs at McNeese State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best psychology schools in Louisiana. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

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#6

University of Holy Cross

New Orleans, LA

University of Holy Cross ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Louisiana list. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

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Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular psychology programs. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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Louisiana State University - Shreveport ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Shreveport.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Psychology Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Southern University and A & M College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Psychology Schools in Louisiana ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

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Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Colleges 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 15 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.

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