by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Public Policy is the 113th most popular major in the country with 6,484 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , public policy graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $49,451 and had an average of $32,327 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 10 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 10 public policy graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,076 and $137,375 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public policy. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in public policy.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in Louisiana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana doctor’s degree public policy students.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 10 doctorate’s public policy degrees in 2021-2022.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Public Policy Major in Louisiana list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 0 doctorate’s public policy degrees 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%.
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