by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Engineering is one of the most popular majors in the nation, ranking 7th of all the majors we analyze. In 2020-2021, 198,468 degrees were awarded to students with this major. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 1,839 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,141 and $24,624 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 10 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” list to help you make the college decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana engineering students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 295 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a large population, and it awarded 756 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 182 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. This medium-sized school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 111 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 284 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern University and A & M College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #6. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 61 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana ranking. Tulane is a private not-for-profit institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 122 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Bossier Parish Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana ranking. Located in Bossier City, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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Baton Rouge Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. BRCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 13 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Nicholls State University did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #10. This medium-sized school is located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, and it awarded 0 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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