by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” ranking.
With 192,474 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, engineering is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In , engineering graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $68,641 and had an average of $23,252 in loans still to pay off.
Across Louisiana, there were 1,700 engineering graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,141 and $22,386 respectively.
This year’s “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in engineering. That schools that top this list have a program in engineering in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Ruston, Louisiana, and it awarded 287 ’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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 #2 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 700 students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Orleans. The school came in at #3 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this medium-sized public school handed out 161 degrees to qualified ’s engineering students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McNeese State University. The school came in at #4 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana. McNeese is a public institution located in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 94 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #5 for the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana. Lafayette, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 266 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Southern University and A & M College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. Southern University and A & M College is a public institution located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 64 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Southern University and A & M College Engineering Report
Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #7. This fairly large school is located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and it awarded 107 ’s engineering degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 94%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Bossier Parish Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana ranking, coming in at #8. Bossier Parish Community College is located in Bossier City, Louisiana and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 ’s engineering degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Engineering at Bossier Parish Community College
Baton Rouge Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana ranking. Baton Rouge, Louisiana is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s engineering degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
With a ranking of #10, Nicholls State University did quite well on the 2023 Schools Highly Focused on Engineering Major in Louisiana list. Nicholls State University is a public institution located in Thibodaux, Louisiana. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 ’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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