2023 Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Other Education for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Other Education is the 178th most popular major in the country with 4,858 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.

Across Louisiana, there were 81 other education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Other Education for a Doctorate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in other education. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent other education programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the other education program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Other Education for a Doctorate

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Other Education for a Doctorate”.

Top 2 Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

1 GI Bill® Students**

#1 in overall quality

YES Student Veterans Organization

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Other Education for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 19 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

Louisiana State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking.Of the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, 1 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.

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Grambling State University
Grambling, Louisiana

189 GI Bill® Students**

#2 in overall quality

$4,974 Average GI Bill® Award

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Grambling State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Other Education for a Doctorate list. GSU is a medium-sized school located in Grambling, Louisiana that handed out 11 doctorate’s other education degrees in 2020-2021.

GSU not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Other Education Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list.Of the 5,438 students enrolled at GSU, 189 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 31 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,974. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. GSU does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

Full Grambling State University Veteran Student Life Report

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Notes and References

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).
• Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
• 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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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