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. Factors that go into these rankings include how much money students make after graduation, the number of FTE students per instructor, and how much debt students take on to attend the school.
Out of the 1149 colleges and universities analyzed in College Factual's 2024 Best Master's Degree Schools in the U.S. ranking, Louisiana State University - Shreveport took the #466 spot.
In addition, Louisiana State University - Shreveport took the #3 spot for Best Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport was ranked #642 in the 2024 Best Doctorate Schools in the United States ranking out of the 676 schools that were included in the ranking.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport also ranked #11 for Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Louisiana.
Athough the male-female ratio may vary depending on the degree program, 57.9% of the total graduate students at Louisiana State University - Shreveport are women and 42.1% are men.
Racial-ethnic minorities* make up 33.7% of the graduate student population at Louisiana State University - Shreveport. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is popular with people from outside the United States, too. International students make up 3.8% of the graduate student population. The chart below shows the breakdown of graduate student demographics at the school. You can click on it for a more detailed view.
The average graduate full-time tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In-State | Out-of-State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,196 | $6,196 |
| Fees | $1,153 | $12,132 |
After obtaining their master's degree from Louisiana State University - Shreveport, graduates go on to jobs earning an average starting salary of $45,157. When comparing to other master's degree holders, that's on the low side. It's about 23% lower than the national average of $58,425.
Get more details about the location of Louisiana State University - Shreveport.
Contact details for Louisiana State University - Shreveport are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | One University Place, Shreveport, LA 71115-2399 |
| Phone: | 318-797-5000 |
| Website: | www.lsus.edu/ |
| Facebook: | http://www.facebook.com/LSUSPilots |
| Twitter: | http://www.twitter.com/LSU_Shreveport |
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 97.8% of the graduate students at Louisiana State University - Shreveport took at least one online course. For that same period, 97.3% of grad students took all of their classes 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.
| Doctorate Degree Program | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 13 |
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.
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