2023 Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Prices
With all the teaching 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 or bootcamp to be a better alternative for you.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Teaching Degree Search has developed this Best Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for teaching students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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.
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Top Value Teaching Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University - Shreveport the best value school in Louisiana for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. This medium-sized public school is located in Shreveport, Louisiana, and it awarded 29 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana State University - Shreveport are $20,481 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $29,179 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Louisiana State University - Shreveport does offer online classes for certain majors. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 52% took at least some of their classes online.
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 Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Southeastern is a public institution located in Hammond, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 107 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern are $20,767 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,875 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Southeastern. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 40% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southeastern also made our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #3.
Out of the 14 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 3 spot on the list. ULM is a medium-sized public school situated in Monroe, Louisiana. It awarded 42 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
ULM undergraduate students pay an average of $21,158 in tuition and fees each year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $23,247 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
ULM does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 69% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
ULM did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. This medium-sized public school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 41 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at McNeese are $16,418 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $24,617 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Online courses are available at McNeese, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the undergraduates enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
Out of the 14 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s value ranking, Nicholls State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Nicholls State University is a medium-sized public school located in Thibodaux, Louisiana that handed out 73 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,039 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $25,984 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that Nicholls State University does offer online classes in some areas. In fact, around 55% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #6, Louisiana Tech University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large public school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 53 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana Tech are $16,806 per year. Bachelor’s Degree recipients from this school accumulate an average of $24,442 in student debt by the time they complete their degree.
Some students may be able to take online classes at Louisiana Tech. In fact, around 61% of the undergraduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Louisiana Tech is ranked #2 for overall quality in Louisiana.
University of New Orleans landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teaching programs. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 21 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
UNO undergraduate students pay an average of $13,908 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,068 in student loans.
Online courses are available at UNO, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 91% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teaching programs. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 271 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $24,074 per year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $23,691 in student loans.
UL Lafayette does have options available for those who want to take online classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 54% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
UL Lafayette did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
Northwestern State University of Louisiana did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NSU is a public institution located in Natchitoches, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 45 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate students at NSU are $19,460 a year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $29,391 in loans while pursuing their degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at NSU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 90% of undergraduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the large public school handed out 430 bachelor’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Louisiana State University are $28,635 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $21,438 in loans while pursuing their degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online classes at Louisiana State University. In 2019-2020 about 89% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Louisiana State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.
University of Holy Cross landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree teaching programs. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 7 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UHC are $16,000 per year. On average, bachelor’s degree students take out $37,857 in loans while pursuing their degree.
If you are interested in distance education, UHC is an excellent choice, since the school is online.
Grambling State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #12 on the list. GSU is located in Grambling, Louisiana and has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 28 bachelor’s degrees to qualified students.
GSU undergraduate students pay an average of $16,706 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $38,635 in student loans.
One thing to take note of is that GSU does offer online classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 86% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
Louisiana College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana College is a private not-for-profit institution located in Pineville, Louisiana. The school has a small population, and it awarded 11 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana College undergraduate students pay an average of $17,950 in tuition and fees each year. By the time they get their bachelor’s degree, students from this school have racked up an average of $36,024 in student loans.
You may have the opportunity to take online classes at Louisiana College. In 2019-2020 about 47% of the undergraduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
Xavier University of Louisiana came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Xavier University of Louisiana is a small private not-for-profit school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 4 bachelor’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at XULA are $26,398 per year.
XULA does offer online classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 99% of the undergraduates at the school took at least one online course.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 14 schools only.
References
- 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 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).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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