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Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

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2023 Best Value Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$13,031 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$51,829 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School for You

Social Sciences is the #13 most popular major in Louisiana with 163 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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 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 Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana ranking.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the social sciences graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate School

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best value school for social sciences students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Louisiana. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Louisiana State University are $13,031 a year.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Social Sciences Graduate Certificate Schools in Louisiana list.

Full Social Sciences at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Report

Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Social Sciences Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 65
Florida 594
Virginia 627
Tennessee 187
North Carolina 572
Georgia 456
West Virginia 86
South Carolina 80
Kentucky 150
Arkansas 47
Alabama 263

Social Sciences Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907
Anthropology 1,446
Criminology 936
General Social Sciences 745
Other Social Sciences 532
Urban Studies 432
Archeology 66
Demography & Population Studies 66

Majors Similar to Social Sciences

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929
History 4,391

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 AndrГ© KГјnzelmann.

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