Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

If you plan to study mechanical engineering, take a look at what Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and has a total student population of 34,285. Of the 4,721 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College in 2021, 121 of them were mechanical engineering majors.

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

Louisiana State University Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in ME
• Master’s Degree in ME
• Doctorate Degree in ME

Louisiana State University Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ME progam at Louisiana State University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The ME major at Louisiana State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Mechanical 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	19
	43
Most Focused Mechanical Engineering Schools	235

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in ME from Louisiana State University. This makes it the #190 most popular school for ME master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in ME, making the school the #84 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do ME Graduates from Louisiana State University Make?

The median salary of ME students who receive their bachelor's degree at Louisiana State University is $70,811. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 9% higher than the national average of $65,190 for all ME bachelor's degree recipients.

ME Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

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

Louisiana State University Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 121 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Louisiana State University in 2020-2021, 85% were men and 15% were women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in ME 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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	91
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Louisiana State University Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students graduated with a master's degree in ME from Louisiana State University. About 100% were men and 0% were women.

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 ME.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Louisiana State University also has a doctoral program available in ME. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Materials Engineering
• Ocean Engineering
• Biological Engineering
• Engineering Science
• Environmental Engineering

Careers That ME Grads May Go Into

A degree in ME 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
Cost Estimators	2,120	$67,650
Mechanical Engineers	1,730	$101,810
Architectural and Engineering Managers	1,300	$151,220
Engineering Professors	270	$95,220
Aerospace Engineers	70	$117,170

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
• Image Credit: By Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.