2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Louisiana

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General Engineering is the 83rd most popular major in the country with 9,411 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Louisiana, there were 196 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 75 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality general engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana master’s degree engineering students.

Top 3 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$12,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 32 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana Tech University General Engineering Report

#2

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 28 students in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also took the #2 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Louisiana at Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University of Louisiana at Lafayette General Engineering Report

#3

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$16,684 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana list. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

Southern University and A & M College also made our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #3. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684.

Read more about General Engineering at Southern University and A & M College

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Notes and References

References

• 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to Rémi Kaupp.

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