2024 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #4 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Louisiana to determine which ones were the best for doctor's degree seekers in the field of engineering. Combined, these schools handed out 102 doctor's degrees in engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

The engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering in Louisiana

Explore the top ranked colleges and universities for engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering

1

Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Tulane University of Louisiana is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in engineering. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New Orleans.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Tulane University of Louisiana

2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

57 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in engineering has to take a look at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Located in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

3

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in engineering has to look into Louisiana Tech University. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public university located in the town of Ruston.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Louisiana Tech University

4

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

10 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in engineering has to check out University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Located in the medium-sized city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	499
Virginia	29	339
Georgia	28	416
Mississippi	28	59
South Carolina	28	131
North Carolina	26	381
Kentucky	26	64
Alabama	25	133
Tennessee	25	186
Arkansas	23	56
West Virginia	20	41

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Chemical Engineering	19
Engineering Science	15
General Engineering	12
Civil Engineering	12
Biomedical Engineering	9
Electrical Engineering	7
Petroleum Engineering	7
Systems Engineering	7
Mechanical Engineering	6
Biological Engineering	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	100
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	95
Physical Sciences	74
Mathematics & Statistics	17
Natural Resources & Conservation	10

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Petty Officer 3rd Class Declan Barnes. More about our data sources and methodologies.