2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Engineering 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Louisiana to see which 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.
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2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Engineering Colleges.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana Tech University the best value school in Louisiana for engineering students. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.
Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
Louisiana Tech also made our Best Engineering Schools in Louisiana list, coming in at #4.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Engineering Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana State University are $11,958 a year.
Louisiana State University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Engineering Schools in Louisiana list.
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The excellent programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best engineering schools in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UL Lafayette are $10,346 a year.
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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of New Orleans is a great value for engineering students. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNO are $9,072 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New Orleans, Tulane is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Tulane are $60,814 per 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.
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 |
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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 |
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Majors Related to Engineering
Engineering Majors to Study
Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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 5 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.
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