2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Louisiana

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. 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 Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 21,561 people earned their degree in civil engineering, making the major the 45th most popular in the United States. 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 doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 9 civil engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 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.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the civil 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Civil Eng Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana For Those Making $75-$110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, this large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified doctorate’s civil eng students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Civil Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. 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.

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

• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k) in the Southeast Region
• Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Civil Engineering (Income $75-$110k)

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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