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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Louisiana

7 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Louisiana, there were 1,469 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in general psychology. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general psychology programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general psychology 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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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Louisiana

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k. Lake Charles, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

McNeese not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology 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 McNeese State University are $16,386.

Read full report on General Psychology at McNeese State University

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#7 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 #3 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 6 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Psychology 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 General Psychology at Southeastern

#6 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 #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 26 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ULM, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology 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.

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#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College General Psychology Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#7

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

University of New Orleans did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 7 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.

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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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