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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

7 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

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General Psychology is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 4th of all the majors we analyze. In 2019-2020, 134,326 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2017-2018, general psychology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $28,999 and had an average of $26,247 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 1,469 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $24,769 and $24,721 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 92 general psychology graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent general psychology 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 general psychology program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree psychology students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology (Income $0-$30k) in Louisiana

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. McNeese State University is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 28 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

McNeese not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best General Psychology 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 McNeese are $16,386.

Full McNeese State University General Psychology Report

#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 9 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana General Psychology Report

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k list. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s psychology degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Southeastern also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #7. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern are $21,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on General Psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k. ULM is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 26 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ULM also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #6. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Monroe are $21,410.

Read more about General Psychology at ULM

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Psychology 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 Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

Full Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College General Psychology Report

#4 in overall quality

University of Louisiana at Lafayette came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. UL Lafayette is a public institution located in Lafayette, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #4. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette General Psychology Report

#7

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

University of New Orleans came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. University of New Orleans is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

UNO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best General Psychology 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.

Read more about General Psychology at UNO

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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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