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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

1 Ranked Colleges
8 Degrees Awarded
$12,600 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 11,925 people earned their degree in general engineering, making the major the 78th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $66,152 and had an average of $20,077 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 196 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,350 and $13,715 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 8 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the general engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” list to help you make the college decision.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

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 Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 8 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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