2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

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In 2019-2020, 200,458 engineering students received their degree, making the major the 6th most popular in the country. In 2017-2018, engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $64,888 and had an average of $23,564 in loans still to pay off.

Across Louisiana, there were 1,987 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $57,063 and $21,489 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 101 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $79,594 and $127,014 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana” ranking looked at 5 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in engineering. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent engineering programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the engineering program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best for louisiana doctor’s degree engineering students.

Top 5 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Engineering in Louisiana

#1

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

#2 in overall quality

$29,970 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana list. Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 56 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Louisiana State University, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana State University are $29,970, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at Louisiana State University

#2

Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana

#4 in overall quality

$12,690 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Ruston, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified doctorate’s engineering students in 2019-2020.

Louisiana Tech did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Louisiana Tech are $12,690, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full Louisiana Tech Engineering Report

#3

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, Louisiana

#3 in overall quality

$13,678 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the #3 spot on the list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s engineering degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

UNO also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #3. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of New Orleans are $13,678, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read more about Engineering at University of New Orleans

#4

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, Louisiana

#5 in overall quality

$23,865 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school situated in Lafayette, Louisiana. It awarded 11 doctorate’s engineering degrees in 2019-2020.

UL Lafayette also made our “Best Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at UL Lafayette are $23,865, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Engineering at UL Lafayette

#5

Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, Louisiana

#1 in overall quality

$61,176 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Engineering Schools for a Doctorate in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Tulane University of Louisiana landed the #5 spot on the list. Tulane University of Louisiana is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 doctorate’s engineering degrees to qualified students.

Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Engineering Doctor’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 Tulane are $61,176.

Read full report on Engineering at Tulane University of Louisiana

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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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