2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

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In 2019-2020, 48,831 people earned their degree in economics, making the major the 18th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, economics graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $47,295 and had an average of $21,978 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 165 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $41,100 and $41,147 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 4 economics graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality economics programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the economics program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Economics in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

$43,798 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Economics Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 4 diplomas to qualified masters’s economics students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #1 spot in our “Best Economics Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Economics 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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