2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 205,726 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social sciences is the 5th most popular major in the United States. In 2017-2018, social sciences graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $34,801 and had an average of $23,466 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 1,464 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,309 and $26,605 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 50 social sciences graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in social sciences. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality social sciences 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 social sciences 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 Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana.

Top 3 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Social Sciences in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #1 for the Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 30 doctorate’s social sciences degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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#2

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 18 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’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 Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

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#2

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Social Sciences Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s social sciences students in 2019-2020.

UNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Sciences Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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