2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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The Best Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 16 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our analysis found Tulane University of Louisiana to be the best school for students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana.
Online graduate courses are available at Tulane, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Out of the 16 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 2 spot on the list.
Online graduate courses are available at Louisiana State University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
Online graduate courses are available at Louisiana Tech, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Loyola New Orleans does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
McNeese State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking.
One thing to take note of is that McNeese does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #7, University of Louisiana at Monroe did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Online graduate courses are available at ULM, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 74% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Holy Cross came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UHC. In fact, around 98% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
Online graduate courses are available at UL Lafayette, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #10, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southeastern does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Nicholls State University came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Nicholls State University. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southern University and A & M College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at Southern University and A & M College, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 36% took at least some of their classes online.
University of New Orleans landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that UNO does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at NSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
XULA does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 68% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Grambling State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at GSU. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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*These averages are for the top 16 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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