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

5 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$19,400 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value CompSci 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. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Computer Science is the 19th most popular major in the country with 53,722 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,561 and had an average of $23,565 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 640 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,100 and $20,440 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in computer science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality computer science 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 science 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

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

Top 5 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Computer Science in Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana. This large school is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and it awarded 22 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Computer Science Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Computer Science Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #2 spot on the list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s compsci degrees to 22 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 Computer Science 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 UL Lafayette are $23,865.

Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette Computer Science Report

#3

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 14 diplomas to qualified masters’s compsci students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Computer Science 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 University are $12,690.

Full Louisiana Tech Computer Science Report

#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 12 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Computer Science 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 UNO Computer Science Report

#5

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value CompSci Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #5 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized school located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana that handed out 21 masters’s compsci degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree compsci students list, Southern University and A & M College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Computer Science 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 Southern University and A & M College are $16,684.

Read more about Computer Science at Southern University and A & M College

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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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