2023 Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Education Master'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.
The Best Value Education Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in Louisiana to see which master'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.
Top 10 Best Education Master's Degree Schools
Our analysis found Louisiana Tech University to be the best value school for education students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the town of Ruston.
Louisiana Tech graduate students pay an average of $7,959 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Louisiana Tech not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southeastern Louisiana University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.
Southeastern graduate students pay an average of $8,768 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means McNeese State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at McNeese are $8,413 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Thibodaux, Nicholls State University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nicholls State University are $8,084 per year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great value for education students working on their master’s degree. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Monroe.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULM are $9,777 per year.
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University of New Orleans came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. UNO is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.
UNO graduate students pay an average of $9,108 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on this year’s best value schools for education students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,130 per year.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $13,031 per year.
Louisiana State University also made our Best Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.
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Northwestern State University of Louisiana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Education Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $9,614 per year.
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University of Holy Cross landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree education programs. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UHC are $14,530 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 7,730 |
| West Virginia | 1,515 |
| Mississippi | 4,219 |
| South Carolina | 3,980 |
| Florida | 10,069 |
| Virginia | 9,522 |
| Arkansas | 4,954 |
| Alabama | 5,059 |
| Kentucky | 5,329 |
| Georgia | 9,722 |
| Tennessee | 5,194 |
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Majors Related to Education
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 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Education
| 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 12 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).
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More about our data sources and methodologies.