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

7 Ranked Colleges
91 Degrees Awarded
$26,700 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Schools for a Master's in Louisiana

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

General English Literature is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 41,945 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, general English literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,525 and had an average of $23,628 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 509 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,133 and $25,827 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 91 general English literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in general English literature. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general English literature programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general English literature 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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Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General English Literature in Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 8 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #2 spot in our “Best General English Literature 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 State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College General English Literature Report

#3 in overall quality

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 English Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 12 masters’s English degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General English Literature at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#3

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana. McNeese State University is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s English degrees to qualified students.

McNeese not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at McNeese State University are $16,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General English Literature at McNeese

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified masters’s English students in 2019-2020.

NSU also took the #5 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana are $20,402, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #5 spot on the list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Southeastern also took the #6 spot in our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Louisiana University are $21,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southeastern General English Literature Report

#6

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

University of New Orleans came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value English Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana ranking. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s English degrees to 17 students in 2019-2020.

UNO also made our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.

Read more about General English Literature at University of New Orleans

#7

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English 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 10 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

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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%.

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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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