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

6 Ranked Colleges
111 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Social Sciences is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 5th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 205,726 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 1,464 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,309 and $26,605 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 111 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great social sciences 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 social sciences program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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

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

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

Southeastern Louisiana University

Hammond, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality
$21,246 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #1 spot on the list. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 8 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern are $21,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality
$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. UNO is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 masters’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#3

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#2 in overall quality
$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#4

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
$16,684 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern University and A & M College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. Southern University and A & M College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. 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.

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#5

Loyola University New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality
$17,906 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Loyola University New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. Loyola New Orleans is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Loyola New Orleans did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Loyola New Orleans are $17,906, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality
$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s social sciences degrees to 12 students in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. 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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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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