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2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

7 Ranked Colleges
92 Degrees Awarded
$26,800 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master's in Louisiana

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. 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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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” ranking analyzed 7 colleges that offered a degree in general psychology. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general psychology programs that also have a lower cost than 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

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

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Psychology in Louisiana

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 28 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree psychology students list, McNeese has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at McNeese State University are $16,386, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at McNeese

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 Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 masters’s psychology degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree psychology students list, Louisiana State University has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best General Psychology 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 and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. This medium-sized school is located in Monroe, Louisiana, and it awarded 26 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

ULM also took the #6 spot in our “Best General Psychology 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 University of Louisiana at Monroe are $21,410.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Louisiana at Monroe

#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 7 schools in the Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #4 spot on the list. University of New Orleans is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 7 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #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 University of New Orleans are $13,678.

Read more about General Psychology at University of New Orleans

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Louisiana University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Located in Hammond, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified masters’s psychology students in 2019-2020.

Southeastern not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southeastern Louisiana University are $21,246, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southeastern 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 ranking. Lafayette, 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Psychology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#7

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Psychology Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #7. Tulane University of Louisiana is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 9 masters’s psychology degrees in 2019-2020.

Tulane not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Tulane General Psychology Report

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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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