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2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$18,192 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,010 Avg Salary

Finding the Best English Language & Literature School for You

In 2020-2021, 134 degrees and certificates were awarded to English language and literature students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #17 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for English language and literature 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.

2023 Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in English Language & Literature

$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best value school for English language and literature students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,958 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Louisiana State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best English Language & Literature Schools in Louisiana list.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

$8,289 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Southeastern Louisiana University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in Louisiana. Located in the small city of Hammond, Southeastern is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Southeastern undergraduate students pay an average of $8,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Southeastern Louisiana University

$10,346 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 6 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,346 per year.

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#4

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA
$9,072 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of New Orleans helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best English language and literature schools in Louisiana. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNO are $9,072 a year.

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$8,672 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Northwestern State University of Louisiana. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value English Language & Literature Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the remote town of Natchitoches, NSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at NSU are $8,672 a year.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

$60,814 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for English language and literature students. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Tulane undergraduate students pay an average of $60,814 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Tulane did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best English Language & Literature Schools in Louisiana list.

Read full report on English Language & Literature at Tulane University of Louisiana

Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value English Language & Literature Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 57
Florida 394
Virginia 292
Tennessee 145
North Carolina 330
Georgia 129
West Virginia 33
South Carolina 75
Kentucky 135
Arkansas 79
Alabama 115

English Language & Literature Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
General English Literature 4,966
Writing Studies 4,263
English Literature (Other) 175
Literature 162

Majors Similar to English Language & Literature

Related Major Annual Graduates
Visual & Performing Arts 18,379
Theology & Religious Vocations 17,287
Foreign Languages & Linguistics 4,163
Philosophy & Religious Studies 3,136
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 2,680

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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 Mike Hazard.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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