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2023 Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

7 Colleges
$17,204 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$85,090 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Engineering Master's Degree School for You

Engineering is one of the most popular subjects to study in Louisiana. With 293 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, it ranked 8th out of all the majors we track in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

The Best Value Engineering Master's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Louisiana to see which master's degree programs offered the best value experiences for engineering students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for engineering majors pursuing a master's degree.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Engineering

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Tech University the best value school in Louisiana for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Louisiana Tech is a large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana Tech are $7,959 per year.

Louisiana Tech also took the #4 spot in our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.

Full Engineering at Louisiana Tech University Report

#2

McNeese State University

Lake Charles, LA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lake Charles, McNeese is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at McNeese are $8,413 a year.

Read full report on Engineering at McNeese State University

Out of the 7 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Louisiana State University are $13,031 per year.

Louisiana State University also made our Best Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #2.

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

Out of the 7 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisiana at Lafayette landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,130 per year.

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#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

Out of the 7 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UNO are $9,108 a year.

Full Engineering at University of New Orleans Report

Southern University and A & M College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Southern University and A & M College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southern University and A & M College are $10,658 per year.

Read full report on Engineering at Southern University and A & M College

With a ranking of #7, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on this year’s best value schools for engineering students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Tulane graduate students pay an average of $61,130 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Tulane is ranked #1 for overall quality for engineering in Louisiana.

Read full report on Engineering at Tulane University of Louisiana

Best Value Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 178
Florida 2,629
Virginia 1,286
Tennessee 508
North Carolina 1,668
Georgia 1,617
West Virginia 158
South Carolina 617
Kentucky 281
Arkansas 193
Alabama 914

Engineering Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering 11,021
Mechanical Engineering 9,007
Civil Engineering 6,042
Computer Engineering 5,557
Biomedical Engineering 4,252
General Engineering 3,548
Systems Engineering 3,068
Industrial Engineering 3,028
Chemical Engineering 2,662
Aerospace & Aeronautical Engineering 2,375
Other Engineering 1,820
Materials Engineering 1,810
Operations Research 1,191
Electrical and Computer Engineering. 928
Environmental Engineering 919
Robotics Engineering 560
Engineering Science 451
Nuclear Engineering 437
Manufacturing Engineering 423
Petroleum Engineering 401
Agricultural Engineering 332
Construction Engineering 288
Engineering Physics 286
Architectural Engineering 243
Geoscience Engineering 173
Polymer & Plastics Engineering 167
Engineering Mechanics 144
Mining Engineering 132
Ocean Engineering 112
Textile Engineering 96
Biological Engineering 80
Energy Systems Engineering 79
Marine Engineering 44
Metallurgical Engineering 40
Biochemical Engineering 21
Ceramic Engineering 20
Electromechanical Engineering 16
Surveying Engineering 11
Paper Science & Engineering 7

Related Major Annual Graduates
Computer & Information Sciences 60,971
Biological & Biomedical Sciences 28,851
Mathematics & Statistics 15,127
Physical Sciences 12,705
Engineering Technologies 7,672

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 7 schools only.

  • 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.

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