2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana

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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. 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. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great general engineering programs and cost less that 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 32 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech also took the #1 spot in our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech University are $12,690.

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

$71,575 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 3 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is located in Lafayette, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 28 masters’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

UL Lafayette not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about General Engineering at UL Lafayette

#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 did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best General Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for General Engineering

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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