2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Louisiana

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General Social Sciences is the 51st most popular major in the country with 19,742 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 62 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,500 and $41,089 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general social sciences programs, but they also 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 general social sciences program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in Louisiana

#1

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$16,684 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #1 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 6 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern University and A & M College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Southern University and A & M College

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $75-$110k)

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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