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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history 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 history program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History in Louisiana (With Aid)

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree history students with aid list, ULM has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Monroe are $21,410.

Full University of Louisiana at Monroe History Report

#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 16 masters’s 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678.

Full UNO History Report

#3

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #3 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also took the #5 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at Louisiana Tech University

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. Southeastern is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 masters’s 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. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Louisiana University are $21,246.

Read full report on History at Southeastern Louisiana University

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #5 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on History at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#2 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid ranking. Louisiana State University is a large school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 5 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree history students with aid list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College History Report

#7

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s history degrees to 5 students in 2019-2020.

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

Read more about History at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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