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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana

12 Ranked Colleges
307 Degrees Awarded
$15,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor's in Louisiana

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bachelor’s in Louisiana” 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 bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 307 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,417 and $24,684 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana.

Top 12 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for History in Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 70 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. It costs about $15,465 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree History students per year to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

Read full report on History at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana list. McNeese is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at McNeese, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. It costs about $12,267 for louisiana bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend McNeese.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 20 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana bachelor’s degree history students list, ULM has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The yearly cost to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe is $10,453 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree History students.

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#4

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #4 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school situated in Ruston, Louisiana. It awarded 18 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. It costs about $12,084 for louisiana bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend Louisiana Tech University.

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#5

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, Louisiana
#8 in overall quality

Out of the 12 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the #5 spot on the list. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana bachelor’s degree history students list, Nicholls State University has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Nicholls State University is $12,247 for louisiana bachelor’s degree history students.

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#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

University of New Orleans ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana list. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 bachelors’s history degrees to qualified students.

UNO also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $11,193 for louisiana bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend University of New Orleans.

Full University of New Orleans History Report

#11 in overall quality

Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana ranking. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a public institution located in Shreveport, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport also took the #11 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. It costs about $8,952 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree History students per year to attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport.

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#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Southeastern Louisiana University did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 21 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern also took the #10 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. It costs about $12,171 for louisiana bachelor’s degree history students per year to attend Southeastern.

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#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana list. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 26 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for UL Lafayette is $12,487 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree History students.

Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette History Report

#12 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana ranking. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 14 degrees to qualified bachelors’s history students in 2019-2020.

NSU also made our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #12. The yearly cost to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana is $12,866 for louisiana bachelor’s degree history students.

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#11

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

Loyola University New Orleans did quite well in the 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #11. Loyola University New Orleans is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 9 bachelors’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Loyola New Orleans, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Loyola New Orleans is $21,486 for louisiana bachelor’s degree history students.

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#12

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Bachelor’s in Louisiana list. Tulane University of Louisiana is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 bachelors’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best History Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. It costs about $37,841 for Louisiana Bachelor’s Degree History students per year to attend Tulane.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 92%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana History Report

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%.

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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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