General Mechanical Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

If you plan to study general 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 approximately 34,285 students attend the school each year.

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

Louisiana State University General Mechanical Engineering Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering
• Master’s Degree in General Mechanical Engineering

Louisiana State University General Mechanical Engineering Rankings

The general mechanical engineering major at Louisiana State University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General 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.

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

General Mechanical Engineering Student Demographics at Louisiana State University

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

Louisiana State University General Mechanical Engineering Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 77% of general mechanical engineering bachelor's degrees went to men and 23% went to women. The typical general mechanical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% women. So female students are more repesented at Louisiana State University since its program graduates 5% more women than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general mechanical 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	91
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Louisiana State University General Mechanical Engineering Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 92% of general mechanical engineering master's degrees went to men and 8% went to 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 general mechanical engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That General Mechanical Engineering Grads May Go Into

A degree in general mechanical 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
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

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