2023 Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in Louisiana to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the most popular school in Louisiana for students working on their graduate certificate. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 232 graduate certificates to qualified students.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $27,329 in student loans. Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
Louisiana State University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 103 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 85% were women.
Nicholls State University 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.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Louisiana Tech University is a great place for students working on their graduate certificate. This fairly large public school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 85 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 55% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Louisiana Tech. 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.
Out of the 18 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, the fairly large public school awarded 74 diplomas to qualifed graduate certificate students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 77% were women.
NSU 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. During the 2019-2020 year, about 97% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The excellent graduate certificate programs at Tulane University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular schools in Louisiana. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out graduate certificates to 25 students in 2020-2021.
By the time they get their graduate certificate, students from this school have racked up an average of $30,139 in student loans. Around 76% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Tulane does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 49% took at least some of their classes online.
University of New Orleans landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 graduate certificates to qualified students.
Around 57% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that UNO does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 70% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
McNeese State University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out graduate certificates to 20 students in 2020-2021.
On average, graduate certificate students take out $30,034 in loans while pursuing their degree. Around 80% of those degree recipients were women.
McNeese does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. This medium-sized public school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 15 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 67% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at ULM. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list. NOBTS is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 14 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 64% were women.
One thing to take note of is that NOBTS does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #10, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 11 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 91% were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UL Lafayette. In fact, around 53% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #11 on the list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school situated in Shreveport, Louisiana. It awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Around 86% of those degree recipients were women.
One thing to take note of is that Louisiana State University - Shreveport does offer online graduate classes in some areas. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs. Southeastern is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 7 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 86% were women.
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.
Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 2 graduate certificates in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 100% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Loyola New Orleans. 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.
With a ranking of #14, Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 graduate certificate awards in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
FranU 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. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 100% took at least some of their classes online.
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With a ranking of #15, Herzing University - Kenner did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for students working on their graduate certificate.
If you are interested in distance education, Herzing University - Kenner is an excellent choice, since graduate classes are offered online.
Grambling State University landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate programs.
One thing to take note of is that GSU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southern University at New Orleans came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking.
Interested in an online degree? Then you definitely want to check out SUNO. Every graduate student at the school took at least one class online.
Southern University and A & M College ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.
One thing to take note of is that Southern University and A & M College does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 36% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 18 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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