by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a grad degree. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Top Louisiana Colleges for a Doctorate ranking - to help you make that decision.
What's on This Page: * Our Methodology
After analyzing 12 grad schools in Louisiana, we came up with our list of those that offered the best doctorate degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best grad schools. In the next few paragraphs, we'll talk a little about what we use in our analysis and why.
To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving a doctorate degree from the school. That is, everyone wants their doctorate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
Graduate students may also take on a lot of debt while working on their doctorate so we factor that into our rankings as well. The average amount taken out in student loans for graduates at a particular school may be crippling for those who earn less than average wages after graduation.
We also analyze a number of other factors in addition to average post-graduation earnings and average student debt when coming up with our yearly Best Doctorate Degree Schools ranking. On a broad level, other factors that go into our rankings include such things as the demand of the school, the student body caliber, if the school has online options, and the educational resources provided by the school.
We go into more detail on these factors on our graduate school ranking methodology page.
Not quite ready to work on your doctorate? Check out our Best Master's Degree Schools ranking.
Learn more about these excellent grad schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Tulane University of Louisiana the best grad school in Louisiana in terms of overall quality for students working on their doctorate degree. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 536 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, doctorate degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $57,213 during the early years of their career.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #2 in Louisiana on this year’s best doctorate degree schools ranking. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 112 diplomas to qualifed doctorate degree students in 2020-2021.
Those who receive a doctorate degree from ULM go into careers with an average salary of $116,918 during the early years of their career.
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 #3 in Louisiana on this year’s best doctorate degree schools ranking. This large public school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 565 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
The average salary of a graduate with a doctorate degree from Louisiana State University is $63,328 during the early years of their career.
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A rank of #4 on our Best Doctorate Degrees in Louisiana list means Loyola University New Orleans is a great place for students working on their degree. Loyola University New Orleans is a small private not-for-profit school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 171 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Graduates with a doctorate degree from Loyola New Orleans make an average of $49,811 per year during the early years of their career.
A rank of #5 on our Best Doctorate Degrees in Louisiana list means Louisiana Tech University is a great place for students working on their degree. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, the fairly large public school handed out 47 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot on the 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. NSU is a medium-sized public school situated in Natchitoches, Louisiana. It awarded 16 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Xavier University of Louisiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. XULA is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 149 doctorate degrees to qualified graduate students.
During the early years of their career, doctorate degree graduates from XULA make an average of $104,261 a year.
With a ranking of #8, University of New Orleans did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Louisiana list. This medium-sized public school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 37 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #9 spot on the 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, the fairly large public school awarded 66 diplomas to qualifed doctorate degree students in 2020-2021.
During the early years of their career, doctorate degree graduates from UL Lafayette make an average of $59,178 a year.
Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 doctorate degrees to qualified graduate students.
With a ranking of #11, University of Holy Cross did quite well on the 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UHC is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 doctorate degrees to qualified graduate students.
Upon graduation, doctorate degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $48,398 during the early years of their career.
Southern University and A & M College landed the #12 spot on the 2024 Best Doctorate Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 199 doctorate degrees in 2020-2021.
Upon graduation, doctorate degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $41,467 during the early years of their career.
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