Louisiana contains 48 schools that offer liberal arts and humanities programs. Tulane University of Louisiana, the highest-ranking liberal arts and humanities school in LA, has a total student population of 11,464 and is the 60th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 48 liberal arts and humanities schools in Louisiana, only 6 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, ITI Technical College comes out as the most expensive ($31,768/yr), with Louisiana Technical College-Florida Parishes as the lowest recorded at only $1,387/yr.
Liberal Arts and Humanities students from Louisiana schools who go on to become liberal arts and humanities graduate professionals, designers, artists, reporters, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 56,880 people working as education teachers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $62,160. Also, Mathematicians make on average $93,920 per year and there are about 2,770 of them employed in the US today.
Also, within the liberal arts and humanities schools in Louisiana, the average student population is 1,613 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1. Aside from liberal arts and humanities, there are 3263 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,905 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $1,789, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
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