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2023 Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$11,367 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$36,000 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Education Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, education students earned 2,977 degrees and certificates from a Louisiana school, making the subject the 3rd in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Education Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for education students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for education majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top 10 Best Education Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Shreveport the best value school in Louisiana for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana State University - Shreveport are $7,327 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great value for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southeastern are $8,289 a year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ULM are $9,058 a year.

ULM not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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#4

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Out of the 14 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McNeese are $8,380 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, McNeese is ranked #4 for overall quality for education in Louisiana.

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#5

Nicholls State University

Thibodaux, LA

Out of the 14 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nicholls State University are $7,946 a year.

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With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 per year.

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#7

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

University of New Orleans ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNO are $9,072 a year.

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University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UL Lafayette are $10,346 a year.

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Northwestern State University of Louisiana landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree education programs. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

NSU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,672 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for education students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University are $11,958 a year.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Education Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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Best Value Education Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Education Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 7,730
West Virginia 1,515
Florida 10,069
Virginia 9,522
Arkansas 4,954
Mississippi 4,219
South Carolina 3,980
Tennessee 5,194
Alabama 5,059
Kentucky 5,329
Georgia 9,722

Education Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Teacher Education Grade Specific 110,226
Educational Administration 46,469
Teacher Education Subject Specific 43,297
Special Education 36,792
General Education 29,810
Curriculum & Instruction 19,832
Student Counseling 13,858
Instructional Media Design 8,695
Teaching English or French 5,791
Other Education 4,858
Teaching Assistants 2,751
Educational Assessment 2,552
Multilingual Education 1,910
Education Philosophy 737
International Education 293

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820
History 32,731

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Horadrim.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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