2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Louisiana (With Aid)

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 Work Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

With 56,762 degrees handed out in 2019-2020, social work is the 8th most popular major in the United States.

Across Louisiana, there were 791 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 535 social work graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 4 colleges that offer a degree in social work. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent social work programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the social work 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.

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

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree social work students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

Southern University at New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$15,691 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University at New Orleans. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. This small school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 76 masters’s social work degrees in 2019-2020.

SUNO not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Social Work 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 SUNO are $15,691.

Read more about Social Work at Southern University at New Orleans

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 319 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Louisiana State University Social Work Report

#3

Grambling State University

Grambling, Louisiana

#4 in overall quality

$16,403 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Grambling State University landed the #3 spot on the list. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s social work degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree social work students with aid list, GSU has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Grambling State University are $16,403, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full GSU Social Work Report

#4

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#2 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 #4 for the Best Value Social Work Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 99 masters’s social work degrees to qualified students.

Tulane also made our “Best Social Work Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Social Work at Tulane University of Louisiana

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work in the Southeast Region (With Aid)
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Social Work (With Aid)

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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