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2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k

8 Ranked Colleges
136 Degrees Awarded
$26,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

English Language & Literature is the 16th most popular major in the country with 56,860 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, English language and literature graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,873 and had an average of $24,681 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 599 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $25,771 and $27,810 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 136 English language and literature graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 8 colleges that offer a degree in English language and literature. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent English language and literature programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the English language and literature 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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Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree english language & literature students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 8 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for English Language & Literature (Income $48-$75k) in Louisiana

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #1 spot on the list. McNeese is a medium-sized public school situated in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It awarded 14 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

McNeese also took the #6 spot in our “Best English Language & 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 McNeese State University are $16,386.

Full McNeese English Language & Literature Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 12 diplomas to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best English Language & Literature 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 English Language & Literature at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

ULM also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #0. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULM are $21,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about English Language & Literature at University of Louisiana at Monroe

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k list. Southeastern Louisiana University is a fairly large public school situated in Hammond, Louisiana. It awarded 13 masters’s English language and literature degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southeastern, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern are $21,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southeastern English Language & Literature Report

#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#7 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #5 spot on the list. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 48 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UNO are $13,678.

Full University of New Orleans English Language & Literature Report

#4 in overall quality

Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Located in Natchitoches, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 8 degrees to qualified masters’s English language and literature students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at NSU, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Northwestern State University of Louisiana are $20,402, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 15 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also made our “Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Louisiana State University

#8

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 10 masters’s English language and literature 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 English Language & Literature 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.

Read more about English Language & Literature at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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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