by our College Data Analytics Team
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 “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 198,468 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 7th most popular in the country. In 2019-2020, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $68,653 and had an average of $23,855 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 1,839 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,141 and $24,624 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 1,511 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,566 and $28,067 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in engineering.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana”.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech University is a fairly large school located in Ruston, Louisiana that handed out 227 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school awarded 643 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #3 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 152 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 8 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, McNeese State University landed the #4 spot on the list. McNeese is located in Lake Charles, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 104 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a fairly large school located in Lafayette, Louisiana that handed out 249 bachelors’s engineering degrees in 2020-2021.
Southern University and A & M College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. Southern University and A & M College is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 52 bachelors’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
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Tulane University of Louisiana ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out bachelors’s engineering degrees to 84 students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 92%.
Nicholls State University ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. Located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified bachelors’s engineering students in 2020-2021.
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