2023 Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree School for You
Out of the majors we analyze each year, liberal arts / sciences and humanities was ranked 4th in Louisiana. In fact, 2,864 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for liberal arts / sciences and humanities 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 Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Louisiana at Monroe the best value school in Louisiana for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. ULM is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ULM are $9,058 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, ULM is ranked #3 for overall quality for liberal arts / sciences and humanities in Louisiana.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the rural area of Alexandria, Louisiana State University - Alexandria is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University - Alexandria are $6,974 a year.
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Out of the 10 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University - Shreveport landed the # 3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University - Shreveport is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Shreveport.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University - Shreveport are $7,327 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at McNeese are $8,380 per year.
McNeese did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern State University of Louisiana is a great value for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at NSU are $8,672 per year.
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Southeastern Louisiana University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern are $8,289 per year.
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Southern University at New Orleans ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. SUNO is a small public school located in the large city of New Orleans.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNO are $7,059 per 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 liberal arts / sciences and humanities programs. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,346 per year.
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Louisiana Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for liberal arts / sciences and humanities students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.
Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tulane are $60,814 a year.
Tulane also took the #2 spot in our Best Liberal Arts & Humanities Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.
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Explore all the Best Value Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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North Carolina | 18,234 |
West Virginia | 3,558 |
Mississippi | 5,696 |
South Carolina | 4,243 |
Florida | 64,444 |
Virginia | 9,302 |
Arkansas | 5,205 |
Alabama | 5,890 |
Kentucky | 6,493 |
Georgia | 7,724 |
Tennessee | 10,186 |
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Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Related Majors for Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Majors to Study
Major | Annual Graduates |
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Liberal Arts General Studies | 556,813 |
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Visual & Performing Arts | 149,215 |
English Language & Literature | 54,635 |
Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 33,333 |
Theology & Religious Vocations | 27,459 |
Philosophy & Religious Studies | 19,993 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 10 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 Jacques Sablet (Switzerland, Morges, 1749-1803).
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