2023 Best Value Teaching Master'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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Teaching Degree Search has created the Best Value Teaching Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 12 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana
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Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Tech University the best value school in Louisiana for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 66 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $12,690 a year.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Louisiana Tech. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Louisiana Tech also took the #2 spot in our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southeastern Louisiana University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Southeastern is located in Hammond, Louisiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 83 master’s degrees to qualified students.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Southeastern are $21,246 a year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Southeastern. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 38% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Southeastern also made our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #4.
Out of the 12 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s value ranking, McNeese State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. McNeese is a medium-sized public school situated in Lake Charles, Louisiana. It awarded 29 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
McNeese graduate students pay an average of $16,450 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at McNeese. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 84% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nicholls State University is a great place for teaching students working on their master’s degree who want the most bang for their educational buck. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school awarded 107 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Nicholls State University are $9,177 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since Nicholls State University does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Out of the 12 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s value ranking, University of Louisiana at Monroe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in Monroe, Louisiana, the medium-sized public school handed out 160 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
ULM graduate students pay an average of $21,877 in tuition and fees each year.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at ULM. In 2019-2020 about 74% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
ULM also made our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #5.
University of New Orleans came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 56 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNO are $13,678 a year.
UNO does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 70% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value places for teaching students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, the fairly large public school handed out 65 master’s degree awards in 2020-2021.
UL Lafayette graduate students pay an average of $23,858 in tuition and fees each year.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UL Lafayette. During the 2019-2020 year, about 53% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the large public school awarded 146 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $29,966 in tuition and fees each year.
One thing to take note of is that Louisiana State University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 66% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Louisiana State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Teaching Master’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 master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. NSU is located in Natchitoches, Louisiana and has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 131 master’s degrees to qualified students.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at NSU are $20,402 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since NSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 97% took at least some of their classes online.
University of Holy Cross ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. UHC is a small private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 36 master’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UHC are $14,530 per year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since UHC does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In 2019-2020 about 98% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
UHC also made our Best Teaching Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #1.
Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree teaching programs. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, the small private not-for-profit school awarded 19 diplomas to qualifed master’s degree students in 2020-2021.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at XULA are $12,900 per year.
XULA does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 68% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #12, Grambling State University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for teaching students working on their master’s degree. Grambling, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out master’s degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at GSU are $16,439 a year.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since GSU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 87% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 12 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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