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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Louisiana

1 Ranked Colleges
14 Degrees Awarded
$29,900 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master's in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Civil Engineering is the 45th most popular major in the country with 21,561 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, civil engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $60,122 and had an average of $23,807 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 259 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,400 and $24,246 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 14 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,288 and $46,372 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent civil engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the civil engineering program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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The civil eng school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k”.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $0-$30k) in Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

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 #1 for the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Master’s in Louisiana For Those Making $0-$30k. Louisiana State University is a large public school situated in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. It awarded 14 masters’s civil eng degrees in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University also took the #1 spot in our “Best Civil Engineering Master’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are $29,970, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

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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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