2025 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Engineering is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #4 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 100 doctor's degrees in engineering to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Engineering School for Your Doctor's Degree

The engineering doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on engineering students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of engineering students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt engineering students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized engineering related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for engineering students working on their doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The engineering 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 the Best Engineering Doctor's Degree Schools in Louisiana.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Engineering in Louisiana

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for engineering students seeking a a doctor's degree.

Top Louisiana Schools for a Doctorate in Engineering

1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

60 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in engineering has to look into Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Located in the midsize city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

2

Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

17 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in engineering needs to look into Louisiana Tech University. Louisiana Tech is a large public university located in the town of Ruston.More information about a doctorate in engineering from Louisiana Tech University

3

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in engineering needs to look into University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of Louisiana at Lafayette

4

University of New Orleans
New Orleans, LA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

2 Annual Graduates

University of New Orleans is a wonderful option for students pursuing a doctor's degree in engineering. Located in the large city of New Orleans, UNO is a public university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in engineering from University of New Orleans

Best Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	29	499
Virginia	29	339
Georgia	28	416
Mississippi	28	59
South Carolina	28	131
North Carolina	26	381
Kentucky	26	64
Alabama	25	133
Tennessee	25	186
Arkansas	23	56
West Virginia	20	41

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Engineering Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Electrical Engineering	15
Civil Engineering	14
Chemical Engineering	13
General Engineering	11
Engineering Science	10
Mechanical Engineering	10
Biomedical Engineering	9
Computer Engineering	7
Systems Engineering	5
Petroleum Engineering	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Engineering

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations	127
Biological & Biomedical Sciences	78
Physical Sciences	52
Mathematics & Statistics	24
Natural Resources & Conservation	14

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. More about our data sources and methodologies.