2027 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana
[General Petroleum Engineering](/majors/engineering/petroleum-engineering/general-petroleum-engineering/) programs reward a close look at where your money goes furthest. A high-value program keeps cost low while graduates go on to earn well.
For its 2027 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 1 schools to find the best return on investment for general petroleum engineering students.
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2027 Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general petroleum engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value General Petroleum Engineering Schools
For return on investment in general petroleum engineering, no school beat Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College this year. Set in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $11,954, with out-of-state students paying around $28,631. General Petroleum Engineering graduates carry a median of $25,750 in student loans. General Petroleum Engineering graduates of Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College earn a median of $56,605 early in their careers. Set against $25,750 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College admits about 73% of applicants.
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Notes and References
This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school 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 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).
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