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2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$35,328 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$32,758 Avg Salary

Finding the Best General Social Sciences School for You

General Social Sciences is the #109 most popular major in Louisiana with 59 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 General Social Sciences Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for social sciences 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for social sciences majors pursuing a .

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in General Social Sciences

$9,842 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Southern University and A & M College to be the best value school for general social sciences students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Southern University and A & M College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern University and A & M College are $9,842 a year.

Read full report on General Social Sciences at Southern University and A & M College

$60,814 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tulane University of Louisiana. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value General Social Sciences Schools in Louisiana list. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tulane are $60,814 per year. The average amount in student loans that social sciences majors at Tulane take out is $45,370.

Tulane did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best General Social Sciences Schools in Louisiana list.

Full General Social Sciences at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value General Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 51
Virginia 1,592
North Carolina 114
Florida 606
Tennessee 269
Kentucky 52
South Carolina 64
Arkansas 16
Alabama 95
Mississippi 55
West Virginia 14

One of 12 majors within the area of study, general social sciences has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Political Science & Government 49,282
Economics 49,055
Sociology 38,475
International Relations & National Security 14,306
Anthropology 11,415

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Manfred Werner (Tsui).

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