2022 Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

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 Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 13,610 people earned their degree in chemical engineering, making the major the 66th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, chemical engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $62,963 and had an average of $22,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 268 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,100 and $19,663 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 6 chemical engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in chemical engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent chemical engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the chemical engineering program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 2 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in Louisiana

#1

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tulane University of Louisiana. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large private not-for-profit school awarded 5 diplomas to qualified masters’s chem eng students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Tulane, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane University of Louisiana are $61,176, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Tulane University of Louisiana Chemical Engineering Report

#2

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

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 #2 for the Best Value Chem Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $30-$48k. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s chem eng degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Chemical Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970.

Full Louisiana State University Chemical Engineering Report

• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Chemical Engineering (Income $30-$48k)

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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