2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Louisiana (With Aid)

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Mathematics is the 32nd most popular major in the country with 31,080 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, mathematics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $44,066 and had an average of $21,378 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 272 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,300 and $20,500 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 52 mathematics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in mathematics. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality mathematics 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 mathematics program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree math students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Math 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 #1 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 11 masters’s math degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Mathematics at UL Lafayette

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Math Schools for a Master’s 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. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 masters’s math degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Mathematics Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Mathematics Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Mathematics (With Aid)

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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