by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
General Engineering is the 79th most popular major in the country with 11,796 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, general engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,873 and had an average of $20,557 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 168 general engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,056 and $23,500 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in general engineering. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their general engineering program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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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 “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana engineering students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #1 spot on the list. McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 70 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana Tech University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 36 diplomas to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Bossier Parish Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Bossier City, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school awarded 15 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
Read more about General Engineering at Bossier Parish Community College
Out of the 6 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana 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 a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 9 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Southern University and A & M College General Engineering Report
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on General Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Baton Rouge Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana ranking. BRCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 13 ’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
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