2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s 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 CIS Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Computer Information Systems is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 10th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 81,384 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, computer information systems graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,664 and had an average of $26,071 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 190 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $46,850 and $27,000 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 24 computer information systems graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in computer information systems. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer information systems programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the computer information systems 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The cis school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana”.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree cis students.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Information Systems in Louisiana

#1

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 13 masters’s CIS degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also took the #2 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems 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 Lafayette are $23,865.

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#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value CIS Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Computer Information Systems 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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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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