2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 82 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,375 and $39,089 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 3 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general architecture programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general architecture program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s architecture degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Read more about General Architecture at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#2

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$12,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,214 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 19 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also made our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Architecture at Louisiana Tech

#3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,650 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. UL Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture (Income $0-$30k)

Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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