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2023 Best Value Political Science & Government Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$36,386 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,950 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Political Science & Government 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 Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Louisiana to see which programs offered the best value experiences for political science students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in Louisiana

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Political Science & Government Colleges.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Political Science & Government

$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

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 degree in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize 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 also took the #2 spot in our Best Political Science & Government Schools in Louisiana rankings.

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$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 Political Science & Government Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tulane are $60,814 a year.

Tulane not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Political Science & Government 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 Colleges 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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