2022 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering in Louisiana (With Aid)

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

General Engineering is the 78th most popular major in the country with 11,925 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the general engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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The engineering school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid”.

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Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana engineering students with aid.

Top 4 Best Value Colleges for General Engineering in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$12,267 Average Net Price

$40,114 Average Early-Career Earnings

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. McNeese is a medium-sized school located in Lake Charles, Louisiana that handed out 99 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

McNeese not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in Louisiana” list. It costs about $12,267 for louisiana engineering students with aid per year to attend McNeese State University.

Full McNeese General Engineering Report

#2

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$12,084 Average Net Price

$41,910 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school handed out 40 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best General Engineering Schools in Louisiana” list. It costs about $12,084 for louisiana engineering students with aid per year to attend Louisiana Tech.

Full Louisiana Tech General Engineering Report

#3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$12,487 Average Net Price

$38,150 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #3 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Lafayette, Louisiana, and it awarded 28 ’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UL Lafayette, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in Louisiana” ranking. It costs about $12,487 for Louisiana Engineering students with aid per year to attend UL Lafayette.

Read full report on General Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

#4

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#4 in overall quality

$16,312 Average Net Price

$38,925 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern University and A & M College landed the #4 spot on the list. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Southern University and A & M College, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best General Engineering Schools in Louisiana” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Southern University and A & M College is $16,312 for Louisiana Engineering students with aid.

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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