2026 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Louisiana

[Public Policy](/majors/social-services-public-administration/public-policy/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 2 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for public policy students.
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2026 Best Value Public Policy Schools in Louisiana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the public policy degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Public Policy Schools
Our analysis ranked Southern University And A And M College the best value for a degree in public policy in Louisiana. Set in the city of Baton Rouge, Southern University And A And M College is a moderately-sized public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $9,922, while out-of-state students pay about $17,272. Students borrow a median of $33,288 to complete the public policy program here. Early-career public policy graduates make about $45,304. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 35% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced 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 · 2 schools 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).
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