2023 Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best History Master's Degree School for You
History is the #23 most popular major in Louisiana with 426 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value History Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Louisiana to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for history 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.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in History
Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best value school in Louisiana for history students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Louisiana State University are $13,031 a year.
Louisiana State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best History Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great value for history students working on their master’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 graduate student at Southeastern are $8,768 a year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Monroe helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value history schools in Louisiana. ULM is a medium-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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Request InformationBest Value History Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value History Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| North Carolina | 1,063 |
| West Virginia | 539 |
| Mississippi | 232 |
| South Carolina | 423 |
| Florida | 887 |
| Virginia | 1,500 |
| Arkansas | 246 |
| Alabama | 505 |
| Kentucky | 366 |
| Georgia | 679 |
| Tennessee | 555 |
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History Related Majors for History
History Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| History | 32,731 |
Majors Similar to History
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 3 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 Abraham Ortelius.
More about our data sources and methodologies.