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2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng

5 Ranked Colleges
247 Degrees Awarded
$24,800 Avg Cost*
Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng

When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Civil Engineering is the 50th most popular major in the country with 21,388 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $63,364 and had an average of $24,364 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 247 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $55,100 and $25,022 respectively.

This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in civil engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality civil engineering programs as well as strong veteran support.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng

The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng”.

Top 5 Best Civil Engineering Colleges for Veterans in Louisiana

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 150 ’s civil eng degrees to qualified students.

Louisiana State University also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Among the 34,285 students enrolled at Louisiana State University, 1 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 0 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $0. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Louisiana State University]](/colleges/louisiana-state-university-and-agricultural-and-mechanical-college/student-life/veterans/)

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng list. Louisiana Tech is a public institution located in Ruston, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 21 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Louisiana Tech not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 11,126 students enrolled at Louisiana Tech, 29 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 26 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,493. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Louisiana Tech University]](/colleges/louisiana-tech-university/student-life/veterans/)

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Out of the 5 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Lafayette, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified ’s civil eng students in 2020-2021.

UL Lafayette did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 16,450 students enrolled at University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 604 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 224 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $5,336. To help with additional expenses, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.

Full UL Lafayette Veteran Student Life Report

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s civil eng degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern University and A & M College, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.According to our most recent data, Southern University and A & M College supports 6,917 students, and 313 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 54 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $7,125. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern University and A & M College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern University and A & M College]](/colleges/southern-university-and-a-and-m-college/student-life/veterans/)

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University of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Orleans. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Louisiana for Civil Eng list. University of New Orleans is a medium-sized public school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 34 ’s civil eng degrees in 2020-2021.

UNO did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.According to our most recent data, UNO supports 8,375 students, and 304 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 116 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,782. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. UNO offers credit for military training for eligible students.

[Read full report on veteran student life at UNO]](/colleges/university-of-new-orleans/student-life/veterans/)

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