2022 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Louisiana (With Aid)

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking.

Adult & Continuing Education is the 416th most popular major in the country with 1,103 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Louisiana, there were 38 adult and continuing education graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in adult and continuing education. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality adult and continuing education programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the adult and continuing education program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 2 Best Value Colleges for Adult & Continuing Education in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$12,866 Average Net Price

$37,527 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. NSU is a fairly large school located in Natchitoches, Louisiana that handed out 6 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $12,866 for Louisiana Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid.

Read full report on Adult & Continuing Education at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$15,465 Average Net Price

$39,500 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Adult and Continuing Ed Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 32 ’s adult and continuing ed degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana adult and continuing ed students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Adult & Continuing Education Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is $15,465 for Louisiana Adult and Continuing Ed students with aid.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Louisiana State University Adult & Continuing Education Report

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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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