2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Louisiana

A doctor's degree in social sciences is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #8 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 3 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the most popular for social sciences students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 50 doctor's degrees in social sciences to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Social Sciences School for Your Doctor's Degree

The social sciences 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 Social Sciences in Louisiana ranking is to help you make that choice.

Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of social sciences students usually has them for a reason. Sometimes this is because the school offers a great educational experience, it is a good value, or it is highly focused on the program.

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for social sciences.

 

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Social Sciences in Louisiana

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in social sciences.

Most Well Attended Schools for Social Sciences Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

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

30 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Louisiana.

There were approximately 30 social sciences students who graduated with this degree at Louisiana State University in the most recent data year.

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2

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

18 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in social sciences has to look into Tulane University of Louisiana. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Louisiana.

There were about 18 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at Tulane in the most recent data year.

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of New Orleans is a popular decision for individuals pursuing a doctor's degree in social sciences. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in social sciences in Louisiana.

There were about 2 social sciences individuals who graduated with this degree at UNO in the most recent data year.

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Best Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Social Sciences Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	140
Virginia	29	82
Georgia	28	61
South Carolina	27	35
North Carolina	26	121
Kentucky	26	34
Tennessee	25	52
Mississippi	24	17
Alabama	24	10
Arkansas	23	6
West Virginia	20	11

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Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Economics	18
Sociology	12
Geography & Cartography	9
Anthropology	5
Political Science & Government	4
Urban Studies	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Social Sciences

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Education	100
Psychology	37
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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann. More about our data sources and methodologies.