by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual produces its Best Quality Schools rankings on a yearly basis to recognize those graduate schools that provide an excellent educational experience and are dedicated to helping their students succeed. These rankings are based on components such as post-graduation earnings of students, accumulated student debt of graduates, how much in demand the school is, and faculty and student diversity.
Out of a field of 1149 colleges and universities considered in the 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #268 spot.
In addition, Louisiana State University took the #2 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana.
There were 676 college and universities analyzed in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking, and Louisiana State University took the #300 spot on the list.
For the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Louisiana, Louisiana State University came in at #4.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 58.5% of the total graduate students at Louisiana State University are women and 41.5% are men.
About 23.9% of the graduate students who attend Louisiana State University are from a racial-ethnic minority group*. Louisiana State University is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 14.7% of the graduate student population. The following chart shows the distribution of racial-ethnic groups at the school. If you click on it, you'll find more detailed information.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $9,132 | $9,132 |
| Fees | $3,899 | $20,834 |
The average starting salary for graduate students who earn their master's degree at Louisiana State University is $47,118. That's about 19% lower than the countrywide average of $58,425 for all master's degree holders.
The average early-career salary for doctorate degree recipients from Louisiana State University is $63,328. Unfortunately for those graduates, that figure is about 16% lower than the national average of $75,260.
Contact details for Louisiana State University are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 156 Thomas Boyd Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803-2750 |
| Phone: | 225-578-3202 |
| Website: | www.lsu.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/geauxlsu |
| Twitter: | http://twitter.com/lsu |
About 51.7% of the graduate students at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College took at least one online class during the 2020-2021 academic year. Roughly 34.0% of all grad students took courses exclusively online.
The only degree programs listed here are those in which master’s degrees were awarded in 2020-2021.
Just like the master’s degree programs, only programs that had doctorate degrees awarded in 2020-2021 are shown here.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.