2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Louisiana

A doctor's degree in psychology is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #6 out of 33 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 6 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the most popular for psychology students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 37 doctor's degrees in psychology during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Doctor's Degree

The psychology doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Psychology in Louisiana ranking is to help you make that choice.

A high popularity ranking isn't always a sign that a school has a great overall quality ranking for psychology, but it does mean that many students are choosing the school for some reason. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for psychology.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Psychology in Louisiana

Below you'll see a list of the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in psychology.

Most Well Attended Schools for Psychology Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

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

20 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in psychology. Louisiana State University is a very large public university located in the city of Baton Rouge. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Louisiana.

There were about 20 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Louisiana Tech University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in psychology. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Louisiana.

There were approximately 7 psychology students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana Tech in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from Louisiana Tech University

3

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#4 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in psychology has to check out University of New Orleans. UNO is a moderately-sized public university located in the city of New Orleans. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #4 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Louisiana.

There were roughly 4 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at UNO in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of New Orleans

3

University of Holy Cross
New Orleans, LA

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#5 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Holy Cross if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in psychology. UHC is a small private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Orleans. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #5 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Louisiana.

There were about 4 psychology students who graduated with this degree at UHC in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from University of Holy Cross

5

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in psychology in Louisiana.

There were about 2 psychology individuals who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in psychology from Tulane University of Louisiana

6

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Located in the large city of New Orleans, The Chicago School Louisiana Campus is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly small student population. More information about a doctorate in psychology from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology at Xavier University of Louisiana

 

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	303
Virginia	29	132
Georgia	28	103
South Carolina	27	29
North Carolina	26	66
Kentucky	26	76
Tennessee	25	84
Mississippi	24	59
Alabama	24	69
Arkansas	23	8
West Virginia	20	22

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	22
Other Psychology	8
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	7

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	100
Social Sciences	50
Communication & Journalism	9
History	9
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies	4
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	1

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Nevit Dilmen. More about our data sources and methodologies.