2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in Louisiana (With Aid)

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Environmental Science is the 90th most popular major in the country with 9,339 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Louisiana, there were 53 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 environmental science graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in environmental science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent environmental science programs, but they also 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 environmental science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree bioenvironmental sciences students with aid.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Environmental Science in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 2 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #0 on our “Best Environmental Science 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 Environmental Science at UL Lafayette

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Bioenvironmental Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 4 masters’s bioenvironmental sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Environmental Science Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Environmental Science at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical 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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