2023 Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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The Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Business Degree Central has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in Louisiana to see which master's degree programs were the most popular for business students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from each school on the list.
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Most Popular Business Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Shreveport the most popular school in Louisiana for business students working on their master’s degree. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 2,249 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 98% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Tulane University of Louisiana helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular business schools in Louisiana. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 627 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 42% of those degree recipients were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Tulane, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 49% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 444 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
Louisiana State University does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In 2019-2020 about 66% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
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Out of the 15 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 4 spot on the list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 341 students in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 49% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UL Lafayette does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 53% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Out of the 15 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNO is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 142 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
UNO does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 70% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Louisiana Tech University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 120 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 55% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Louisiana Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 66% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southeastern Louisiana University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Southeastern is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 58 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 47% of those degree recipients were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southeastern does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. During the 2019-2020 year, about 38% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Louisiana at Monroe ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. ULM is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 50 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 56% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at ULM. In fact, around 74% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southern University and A & M College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 49 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Southern University and A & M College does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 36% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Loyola University New Orleans came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the small private not-for-profit school handed out 43 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 47% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at Loyola New Orleans, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In fact, around 97% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
McNeese State University landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 34 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 56% were women.
Online graduate courses are available at McNeese, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. In 2019-2020 about 84% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, Nicholls State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for business students working on their master’s degree. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school situated in Thibodaux, Louisiana. It awarded 25 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 32% of those degree recipients were women.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Nicholls State University. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Holy Cross came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This small private not-for-profit school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 8 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Around 50% of those degree recipients were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UHC. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 98% took at least some of their classes online.
Herzing University - Kenner ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Business Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Kenner, Louisiana, the very small private not-for-profit school awarded 7 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Around 100% of those degree recipients were women.
Since the graduate programs at Herzing University - Kenner are primarily online school, so it is a great choice for returning adults and students who work full time.
Centenary College of Louisiana landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree business programs. Centenary College of Louisiana is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Shreveport, Louisiana that handed out 4 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Of those students who received their degree, 25% were women.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Centenary Louisiana. In fact, around 18% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 15 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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