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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

7 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 32,905 people earned their degree in history, making the major the 22nd most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 364 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,720 and $23,653 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in history. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality history programs that also have a lower cost than 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 history program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree history students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

#1

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #1. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana History Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the #2 spot on the list. ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

ULM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULM are $21,410, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at University of Louisiana at Monroe

#3

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 4 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at Louisiana Tech

#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 16 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UNO, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at UNO

#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. This fairly large school is located in Hammond, Louisiana, and it awarded 8 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern are $21,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at Southeastern

#2 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 5 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about History at Louisiana State University

University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 3 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #0. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865.

Read full report on History at UL Lafayette

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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