2026 Best Value Geography Schools in Louisiana
[Geography](/majors/social-sciences/geography-and-cartography/geography/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong geography education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for geography students.
What’s on this page:
2026 Best Value Geography Schools in Louisiana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the geography degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Geography Schools
Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College earned the #1 spot for value among geography schools in Louisiana. Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge. Students from in state pay about $11,954 in tuition and fees, compared with $28,631 for out-of-state students. Geography graduates carry a median of $21,348 in student loans. Geography graduates of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College earn a median of $49,718 early in their careers. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 73%.
View All Geography Rankings >
Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.
