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2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k

7 Ranked Colleges
48 Degrees Awarded
$26,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value History Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

History is the 22nd most popular major in the country with 32,905 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, history graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $29,593 and had an average of $23,490 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 364 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,720 and $23,653 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 48 history graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history 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 History 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 history students whose families make $48-$75k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for History (Income $48-$75k) in Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k list. ULM is located in Monroe, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s history degrees to qualified students.

ULM also took the #3 spot in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at ULM are $21,410, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Louisiana at Monroe History Report

#2

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 4 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on History at Louisiana Tech University

#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 16 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree history students whose families make $48-$75k list, UNO has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full University of New Orleans History Report

#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k. Southeastern is a fairly large school located in Hammond, Louisiana that handed out 8 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeastern did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern are $21,246, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Southeastern History Report

#2 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 5 masters’s history degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree history students whose families make $48-$75k list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best History 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 are $29,970.

Read more about History at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#6

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 5 degrees to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also made our “Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #1. 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 History at Tulane

University of Louisiana at Lafayette ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value History Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $48-$75k list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified masters’s history students in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best History 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 UL Lafayette are $23,865.

Read more about History at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

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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