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2023 Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$17,194 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$43,425 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Psychology Master's Degree School for You

Out of the majors we analyze each year, general psychology was ranked 4th in Louisiana. In fact, 1,601 were awarded in the state in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value General Psychology Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for psychology students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

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

2023 Best Value General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

Check out the psychology master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in General Psychology

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

Our 2023 rankings named McNeese State University the best value school in Louisiana for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-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 #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great value for general psychology 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.

Read full report on General Psychology at Southeastern Louisiana University

#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 7 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 3 spot on the list. 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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The excellent master’s degree programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value general psychology schools in Louisiana. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

Full General Psychology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Monroe is a great value for general psychology students working on their master’s degree. ULM is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Monroe.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at ULM are $9,777 per year.

Read full report on General Psychology at University of Louisiana at Monroe

University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for general psychology students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

UL Lafayette graduate students pay an average of $10,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full General Psychology at University of Louisiana at Lafayette Report

Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree general psychology programs. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Tulane graduate students pay an average of $61,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Tulane also took the #1 spot in our Best General Psychology Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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Best Value General Psychology Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 3,544
Virginia 5,413
North Carolina 3,412
Florida 8,073
Tennessee 1,743
Kentucky 1,417
South Carolina 1,372
Arkansas 981
Alabama 1,571
Mississippi 1,069
West Virginia 924

General Psychology is one of 3 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Psychology

Related Major Annual Graduates
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 33,758
Child Development & Psychology 17,542
Other Psychology 2,683

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 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 BruceBlaus.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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