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

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Accounting is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 75,655 degrees were awarded to students with this major.

Across Louisiana, there were 844 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 87 accounting graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in accounting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great accounting programs and 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 accounting program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$12,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 22 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also took the #3 spot in our “Best Accounting 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 Louisiana Tech are $12,690.

Read more about Accounting at Louisiana Tech University

#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#4 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #2 spot on the list. UNO is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 21 masters’s accounting degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Orleans Accounting Report

#3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting 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 #3 spot on the list. UL Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s accounting degrees to qualified students.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Accounting 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 Accounting at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#4

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Accounting 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 #4 spot on the list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s accounting degrees to 34 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Accounting Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. 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 Accounting Report

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• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Accounting (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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