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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$37,081 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$50,486 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government Master's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 24 degrees and certificates were awarded to political science and government students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #79 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Political Science & Government Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value master's degree programs for political science 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 Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

Check out the political science 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 Political Science & Government

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best value school for political science and government students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.

Louisiana State University graduate students pay an average of $13,031 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 Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

Read full report on Political Science & Government at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Political Science & Government Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list.

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Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 101
Florida 102
Georgia 57
North Carolina 69
Tennessee 24
Kentucky 14
Alabama 5
South Carolina 12
Mississippi 15
Arkansas 8
West Virginia 45

Political Science & Government is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Political Science

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446

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 UKWiki at English Wikipedia.

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