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Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every engineering school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the engineering program at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College stacks up to those at other schools.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 34,285.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Engineering section at the bottom of this page.

Louisiana State University Engineering Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
Master’s Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Louisiana State University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Louisiana State University does offer online education options in engineering for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

Master’s Degree

Louisiana State University Engineering Rankings

The engineering major at Louisiana State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Engineering. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

There were 57 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #64 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Engineering Bachelor’s Program

30% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% women. So female students are more repesented at Louisiana State University since its program graduates 3% more women than average.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Louisiana State University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	41
Black or African American	42
Hispanic or Latino	36
White	351
International Students	21
Other Races/Ethnicities	18

Louisiana State University Engineering Master’s Program

28% Women

28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 72% of engineering master's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Louisiana State University, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	61
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Engineering

If you plan to be a engineering major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Civil Engineering	150
Chemical Engineering	147
Mechanical Engineering	133
Petroleum Engineering	74
Electrical Engineering	66
Industrial Engineering	59
Biomedical Engineering	54
Environmental Engineering	23
Computer Engineering	23
Engineering Science	15
Ocean Engineering	5
Biological Engineering	5
Materials Engineering	2

Careers That Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in engineering can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Engineers	5,400	$90,580
Civil Engineers	3,000	$98,700
Cost Estimators	2,120	$67,650
Industrial Production Managers	1,970	$116,280
Mechanical Engineers	1,730	$101,810

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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