by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Education is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2021-2022, 328,588 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In , education graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $46,195 and had an average of $29,274 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 3,043 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,386 and $29,111 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1,452 education graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,226 and $43,030 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 17 colleges that offer a degree in education. That schools that top this list have a program in education in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree education students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. This small school is located in Pineville, Louisiana, and it awarded 61 masters’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Holy Cross. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s education degrees to 20 students in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 421 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport Education Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 167 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Nicholls State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. Thibodaux, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 88 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% 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%.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. Natchitoches, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 116 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #7. Southeastern is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 96 masters’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
University of New Orleans came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 48 masters’s education degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Xavier University of Louisiana came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking. Xavier University of Louisiana is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 21 masters’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 60 masters’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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%.
Centenary College of Louisiana came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking. Centenary Louisiana is a small school located in Shreveport, Louisiana that handed out 3 masters’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 5.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 222 masters’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #13, McNeese State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. McNeese State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It awarded 26 masters’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #14, Grambling State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana list. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s education degrees to 9 students in 2021-2022.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #15. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 71 diplomas to qualified masters’s education students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.8% 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%.
Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #16. Loyola New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 12 masters’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Southern University and A & M College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Education Major in Louisiana ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 10 masters’s education degrees in 2021-2022.
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