by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Computer Science is the 12th most popular major in the country with 59,565 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, computer science graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $67,538 and had an average of $23,620 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 675 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,366 and $23,862 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 556 computer science graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana” ranking looked at 14 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in computer science. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their computer science program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana bachelor’s degree compsci students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 63 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 64 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana. Located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 39 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Monroe. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana list. University of Louisiana at Monroe is a public institution located in Monroe, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 44 bachelors’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full University of Louisiana at Monroe Computer Science Report
Out of the 14 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Xavier University of Louisiana landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Louisiana at Lafayette did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 81 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
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Southeastern Louisiana University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana ranking. Hammond, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 47 students in 2020-2021.
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Southern University and A & M College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #8. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #9. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 98 bachelors’s compsci 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 86%.
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Tulane University of Louisiana came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana ranking. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 49 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% 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%.
Read more about Computer Science at Tulane University of Louisiana
With a ranking of #11, Louisiana College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana list. Pineville, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Grambling State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana list. This medium-sized school is located in Grambling, Louisiana, and it awarded 6 bachelors’s compsci degrees in 2020-2021.
Louisiana State University - Shreveport came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana ranking. Located in Shreveport, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 25 degrees to qualified bachelors’s compsci students in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana State University - Shreveport Computer Science Report
Louisiana State University - Alexandria landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on CompSci Major in Louisiana ranking. Alexandria, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out bachelors’s compsci degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
Full Louisiana State University - Alexandria Computer Science Report
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