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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Louisiana (With Aid)

7 Ranked Colleges
177 Degrees Awarded
$24,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 1,987 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,063 and $21,489 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 177 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 For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in engineering. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality engineering programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid.

Top 7 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Louisiana (With Aid)

#1

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana
#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 32 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Engineering at Louisiana Tech

#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, Louisiana

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend McNeese State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. This medium-sized school is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and it awarded 5 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at McNeese, the school also landed the #0 spot in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at McNeese State University are $16,386, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full McNeese Engineering Report

#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. UNO is a public institution located in New Orleans, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

UNO also made our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678.

Full University of New Orleans Engineering Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 30 masters’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree engineering students with aid list, UL Lafayette has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full UL Lafayette Engineering Report

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 50 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

#6

Southern University and A & M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Southern University and A & M College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified masters’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our louisiana master’s degree engineering students with aid list, Southern University and A & M College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Southern University and A & M College are $16,684, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Southern University and A & M College Engineering Report

#7

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana
#1 in overall quality

Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out masters’s engineering degrees to 32 students in 2019-2020.

Tulane also took the #1 spot in our “Best 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 Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176.

Full Tulane Engineering Report

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.

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