2022 Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

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General Architecture is the 111th most popular major in the country with 5,051 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general architecture graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $46,998 and had an average of $41,356 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 82 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,375 and $39,089 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 35 general architecture graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general architecture. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general architecture programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general architecture program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

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

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Architecture in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$12,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$49,214 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 19 masters’s architecture degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana Tech General Architecture Report

#2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$47,650 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Architecture Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s architecture degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best General Architecture Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about General Architecture at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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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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