Best Postsecondary Teacher, All Other programs in Louisiana, ranked by enrollment
All postsecondary teachers not listed.
31 schools in Louisiana run programs that feed this job, graduating 7,232 people a year. The job pays a median of $78,810 in Louisiana across about 6,870 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).
Fields of study in Louisiana that lead to this job
Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.
14 programs in Louisiana that lead to this job
Ranked by graduates per year in Louisiana (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Louisiana page.
| # | Program | Graduates / yr | Share of pipeline | Schools | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | General Studiesmain feeder CIP 24.0102In Louisiana → | 6,978 | 96.5% | 24 | $28,961 | $12,971 |
| 2 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studiesmain feeder CIP 24.0101In Louisiana → | 109 | 1.5% | 6 | $28,961 | $12,971 |
| 3 | CIP 23.1302In Louisiana → | 38 | 0.5% | 4 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 4 | CIP 30.1801In Louisiana → | 27 | 0.4% | 1 | $29,587 | $21,610 |
| 5 | CIP 30.1201In Louisiana → | 13 | 0.2% | 2 | $35,326 | $22,812 |
| 6 | CIP 30.1501In Louisiana → | 12 | 0.2% | 1 | $44,736 | $18,593 |
| 7 | CIP 30.1401In Louisiana → | 11 | 0.2% | 1 | — | $21,295 |
| 8 | CIP 50.0411In Louisiana → | 9 | 0.1% | 2 | $31,611 | $26,000 |
| 9 | CIP 30.0101In Louisiana → | 8 | 0.1% | 2 | $28,446 | $11,000 |
| 10 | Humanities/Humanistic Studiesmain feeder CIP 24.0103In Louisiana → | 7 | 0.1% | 2 | $28,961 | $12,971 |
| 11 | CIP 51.3204In Louisiana → | 6 | 0.1% | 2 | $99,851 | $21,475 |
| 12 | CIP 23.1303In Louisiana → | 5 | 0.1% | 2 | $28,725 | $25,250 |
| 13 | CIP 30.7101In Louisiana → | 5 | 0.1% | 3 | — | — |
| 14 | CIP 51.2706In Louisiana → | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | $47,775 | $25,000 |
Top 25 schools in Louisiana
Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 16 of the 31 schools in this state.
| # | School | Graduates / yr | Top feeder program | Grad earnings (1 yr) | Grad rate | Net price | Acceptance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge, LA Public · 2 feeder programs | 1,176 | General Studies | $28,650 | 31% | — | — |
| 2 | South Louisiana Community College Lafayette, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 1,115 | General Studies | $21,569 | 30% | — | — |
| 3 | Delgado Community College New Orleans, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 824 | General Studies | $26,311 | 24% | — | — |
| 4 | Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City, LA Public · 3 feeder programs | 662 | General Studies | $27,632 | 15% | — | — |
| 5 | Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches, LA Public · 3 feeder programs | 454 | General Studies | $34,148 | 43% | — | 93% |
| 6 | Louisiana State University - Eunice Eunice, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 390 | General Studies | $27,391 | 19% | — | — |
| 7 | Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 339 | General Studies | — | 30% | — | — |
| 8 | University of Louisiana at Lafayette Lafayette, LA Public · 2 feeder programs | 311 | General Studies | $31,419 | 53% | — | 87% |
| 9 | SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 241 | General Studies | — | 43% | — | — |
| 10 | McNeese State University Lake Charles, LA Public · 4 feeder programs | 237 | General Studies | $37,650 | 47% | — | 78% |
| 11 | Southeastern Louisiana University Hammond, LA Public · 2 feeder programs | 221 | General Studies | $33,705 | 45% | — | 99% |
| 12 | Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 188 | General Studies | — | 40% | — | — |
| 13 | Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 187 | General Studies | $27,141 | 30% | — | — |
| 14 | Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 144 | General Studies | $17,392 | 10% | — | — |
| 15 | River Parishes Community College Gonzales, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 128 | General Studies | — | 30% | — | — |
| 16 | Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 125 | General Studies | $32,463 | 34% | — | 92% |
| 17 | Nunez Community College Chalmette, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 101 | General Studies | $24,843 | 27% | — | — |
| 18 | Louisiana State University - Shreveport Shreveport, LA Public · 2 feeder programs | 75 | General Studies | $34,855 | 38% | — | 51% |
| 19 | University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 75 | General Studies | $35,951 | 54% | — | 85% |
| 20 | Nicholls State University Thibodaux, LA Public · 1 feeder programs | 72 | General Studies | — | 54% | — | 91% |
| 21 | Grambling State University Grambling, LA Public · 2 feeder programs | 49 | General Studies | — | 36% | — | 45% |
| 22 | Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA Public · 3 feeder programs | 26 | Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies | $24,879 | 69% | — | 73% |
| 23 | Louisiana Tech University Ruston, LA Public · 5 feeder programs | 26 | General Studies | — | 64% | — | 86% |
| 24 | University of New Orleans New Orleans, LA Public · 2 feeder programs | 20 | Creative Writing | — | 38% | — | 74% |
| 25 | Loyola University New Orleans New Orleans, LA Private not-for-profit · 2 feeder programs | 14 | Creative Writing | — | 59% | $22,906 | 93% |
All 31 schools in Louisiana
Every school in Louisiana with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.
| School | City | Control | Graduates / yr | Feeder programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baton Rouge Community College | Baton Rouge | Public | 1,176 | 2 |
| South Louisiana Community College | Lafayette | Public | 1,115 | 1 |
| Delgado Community College | New Orleans | Public | 824 | 1 |
| Bossier Parish Community College | Bossier City | Public | 662 | 3 |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana | Natchitoches | Public | 454 | 3 |
| Louisiana State University - Eunice | Eunice | Public | 390 | 1 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College | Schriever | Public | 339 | 1 |
| University of Louisiana at Lafayette | Lafayette | Public | 311 | 2 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College | Lake Charles | Public | 241 | 1 |
| McNeese State University | Lake Charles | Public | 237 | 4 |
| Southeastern Louisiana University | Hammond | Public | 221 | 2 |
| Northshore Technical Community College | Lacombe | Public | 188 | 1 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College | Monroe | Public | 187 | 1 |
| Southern University at Shreveport | Shreveport | Public | 144 | 1 |
| River Parishes Community College | Gonzales | Public | 128 | 1 |
What postsecondary teachers, all other earn in Louisiana
What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.
U.S. median $77,640. Louisiana pays above the national figure.
Concentrated here: Louisiana employs more of this job per worker than the U.S. average.
Metro areas in Louisiana
Job outlook
Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.
Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.
How to get in
The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Postsecondary Teachers, All Other page.
How to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other
- Typical entry education
- Doctoral or professional degree
The same job in other states
Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.
Related careers in Louisiana
Every major mapped to this job
The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.
All 25 majors mapped to Postsecondary Teachers, All Other24 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
- 12.0509Culinary Science/Culinology
- 13.1211Online Educator/Online Teaching
- 15.1503Packaging Science
- 16.1602Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
- 23.1301Writing, General
- 23.1302Creative Writing
- 23.1303Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing
- 23.1304Rhetoric and Composition
- 24.0101Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
- 24.0102General Studies
- 24.0103Humanities/Humanistic Studies
- 30.0101Biological and Physical Sciences
- 30.0501Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution
- 30.0601Systems Science and Theory
- 30.1201Historic Preservation and Conservation, General
- 30.1299Historic Preservation and Conservation, Other
- 30.1401Museology/Museum Studies
- 30.1501Science, Technology and Society
- 30.1801Natural Sciences
- 30.2501Cognitive Science, General
- 30.2502Contemplative Studies/Inquiry
- 30.2599Cognitive Science, Other(no graduates reported)
- 30.2601Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
- 30.2901Maritime Studies
- 30.3001Computational Science
Common questions
Answers for people weighing postsecondary teachers, all other programs in Louisiana.
What degree do you need to become a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+
Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is General Studies, which awarded 6,978 degrees in Louisiana in 2024-25, 96.5% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.
Which college majors lead to becoming a Postsecondary Teacher, All Other?+
The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 14 programs to this occupation. The largest are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies, Natural Sciences, Historic Preservation and Conservation, plus 7 more. Together they graduate about 7,232 people a year in Louisiana.
How much do postsecondary teachers, all other earn in Louisiana?+
The median is $78,810 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 1.5% above the U.S. median of $77,640. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.
Is demand for postsecondary teachers, all other growing?+
BLS projects a +1.8% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 13,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.
How many schools offer programs for this career in Louisiana?+
31 institutions in Louisiana reported graduates from at least one of the 14 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.
Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+
BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.
About the data on this page
Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).
BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics
May 2025Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.
BLS Employment Projections
2024–34Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.
IPEDS Completions
2024-25 (provisional)Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.
College Scorecard, Field of Study
2020-21 cohortsMedian graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.
Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes
latest availableGraduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.
NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk
CIP 2020 / SOC 2018Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.
O*NET Database 30.3
30.3Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.
Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA
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