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2023 Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

9 Schools Ranked

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools and bootcamps that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Online Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in Louisiana to see which ones had the most popular online doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Learn more about these popular schools with online programs:

73 Total Awards
$7,270 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary the most popular school in Louisiana for students working on their doctor’s degree. New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 73 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 19% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 42% took at least some of their classes online.

Full New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary Report

112 Total Awards
$9,777 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 9 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 112 diplomas to qualifed doctor’s degree students in 2020-2021.

Around 64% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 74% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full University of Louisiana at Monroe Report

#3

Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, Louisiana
25 Total Awards
$8,768 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Louisiana. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctor’s degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.

Around 84% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 38% took at least some of their classes online.

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#4

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
171 Total Awards
$18,889 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at Loyola University New Orleans helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Louisiana. Loyola New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 171 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 61% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.

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16 Total Awards
$9,614 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. This fairly large public school is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, and it awarded 16 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 94% of those degree recipients were women.

To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 97% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.

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13 Total Awards
$7,349 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their doctor’s degree. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Around 77% of those degree recipients were women.

During the 2019-2020 year, about 98% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.

Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport Report

#7

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana
11 Total Awards
$7,416 Average Tuition & Fees

Grambling State University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree programs. This medium-sized public school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 11 doctor’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Of those students who received their degree, 73% were women.

In 2019-2020 about 87% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.

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#8

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana
66 Total Awards
$10,130 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, the fairly large public school handed out 66 doctor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.

Around 58% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 53% took at least some of their classes online.

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#9

Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
149 Total Awards
$12,900 Average Tuition & Fees

Xavier University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Online Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. XULA is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 149 doctor’s degrees to qualified students.

Around 67% of those degree recipients were women.

Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 68% took at least some of their classes online.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

References

  • 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%.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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