Find Schools

Study Area & Zipcode

General Social Sciences

Find Schools Near

2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

1 Ranked Colleges
36 Degrees Awarded
$16,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 19,742 people earned their degree in general social sciences, making the major the 51st most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $31,665 and had an average of $22,423 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 62 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,500 and $41,089 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 36 general social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general social sciences 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 general social sciences 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.

More Ways to Rank General Social Sciences Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. We encourage you to try it out and pit your favorite colleges and universities head to head! If you don’t have time right now, you can bookmark it for later.

Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree social sciences students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Social Sciences (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

#1

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern University and A & M College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified masters’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Social Sciences 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 Southern University and A & M College are $16,684.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Southern University and A & M College

Switch to a Different Ranking Method

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.

Credits

Featured Political and Social Sciences Schools

Find Schools Near You