2022 Best Value Public Health 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 Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Public Health is the 27th most popular major in the country with 38,020 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $41,740 and had an average of $35,895 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 355 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,875 and $45,334 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 188 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health 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 public health program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

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

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Public Health in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$25,362 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$40,188 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana. Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 39 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

LSU Health - New Orleans also took the #2 spot in our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at LSU Health - New Orleans are $25,362, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Public Health at LSU Health - New Orleans

#2

Xavier University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$10,932 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #2 spot on the list. Xavier University of Louisiana is a small school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 8 masters’s public health degrees in 2019-2020.

XULA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at XULA are $10,932, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full XULA Public Health Report

#3

Louisiana State University - Shreveport

Shreveport, Louisiana

#4 in overall quality

$19,731 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$32,925 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University - Shreveport. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Public Health Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 16 diplomas to qualified masters’s public health students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University - Shreveport also made our “Best Public Health Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University - Shreveport are $19,731.

Read more about Public Health at Louisiana State University - Shreveport

#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$48,901 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Public Health 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 119 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health 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 Tulane are $61,176.

Read full report on Public Health 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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