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Engineering at Louisiana Tech University

If you plan to study engineering, take a look at what Louisiana Tech University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and has a total student population of 11,126. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students received their master's degree in engineering.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Louisiana Tech Engineering Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Engineering
  • Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Louisiana Tech

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Louisiana Tech offers distance education options for engineering at the following degree levels:

  • Master’s Degree

Louisiana Tech Engineering Rankings

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #151 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Louisiana Tech University.

Louisiana Tech Engineering Master’s Program

13% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 24 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Louisiana Tech, about 88% were men and 13% were women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a master's in engineering.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 14
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Louisiana Tech University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
General Engineering 36
Industrial Engineering 25
Biomedical Engineering 3

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Louisiana Tech University.

Occupation Jobs in LA Average Salary in LA
Engineers 5,400 $90,580
Civil Engineers 3,000 $98,700
Cost Estimators 2,120 $67,650
Industrial Production Managers 1,970 $116,280
Mechanical Engineers 1,730 $101,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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