2025 Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Psychology is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #7 most popular master's degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 7 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for psychology students pursuing a master's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 202 master's degrees in psychology to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Psychology School for Your Master's Degree

The psychology master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality psychology program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To take this into account we consider a school's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a combination of various factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to psychology students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other psychology students want to attend this school to pursue a master's degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for psychology to pay back their student loans after receiving their master's degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized psychology related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for psychology students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Psychology in Louisiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for psychology students seeking a a master's degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Master's in Psychology

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in psychology. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Tulane University of Louisiana

2

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

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College if you want to pursue a master's degree in psychology. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.More information about a master’s in psychology from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

3

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Louisiana Tech University if you want to pursue a master's degree in psychology. Located in the distant town of Ruston, Louisiana Tech is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Louisiana Tech University

4

University of Louisiana at Monroe
Monroe, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

54 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a master's degree in psychology needs to look into University of Louisiana at Monroe. ULM is a medium-sized public university located in the city of Monroe.More information about a master’s in psychology from University of Louisiana at Monroe

5

McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from McNeese State University

6

Nicholls State University
Thibodaux, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Nicholls State University

7

Southern University and A & M College
Baton Rouge, LA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in psychology from Southern University and A & M College

Best Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	57
Florida	34	1,667
Virginia	33	1,363
Georgia	32	365
Tennessee	32	316
North Carolina	31	202
Kentucky	31	722
West Virginia	30	148
Alabama	30	277
South Carolina	30	126
Arkansas	30	24

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Psychology Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
General Psychology	128
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	62
Child Development & Psychology	12

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.