Engineering at Louisiana Tech University

If you are interested in studying engineering, you may want to check out the program at Louisiana Tech University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Louisiana Tech is located in Ruston, Louisiana and approximately 11,126 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,514 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Louisiana Tech University in 2021, 227 of them were engineering majors.

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 Tech Engineering Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Engineering (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering
• Master’s Degree in Engineering
• Doctorate Degree in Engineering

Online Classes Are Available at Louisiana Tech

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Louisiana Tech does offer online courses in engineering for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

Louisiana Tech Engineering Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The engineering major at Louisiana Tech 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Engineering Basic Certificate Schools	6
Most Popular Engineering Graduate Certificate Schools	24
	69
Most Popular Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	179
Most Popular Engineering Master’s Degree Schools	236

In 2021, 24 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Louisiana Tech. This makes it the #237 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 15 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #151 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Louisiana Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the engineering majors at Louisiana Tech University.

Louisiana Tech Engineering Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 227 engineering majors earned their bachelor's degree from Louisiana Tech. Of these graduates, 84% were men and 16% were women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Louisiana Tech 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 Tech University with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	182
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	15

Louisiana Tech Engineering Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 students graduated with a master's degree in engineering from Louisiana Tech. About 88% were men and 13% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Louisiana Tech also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 15 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

The following engineering concentations are available at Louisiana Tech University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Louisiana Tech University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Mechanical Engineering	73
Industrial Engineering	37
General Engineering	36
Electrical Engineering	35
Biomedical Engineering	32
Other Engineering	31
Chemical Engineering	26
Civil Engineering	21

Related Majors

• Mathematics & Statistics
• Physical Sciences
• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Agriculture & Agriculture Operations
• Architecture & Related Services

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 Tech University.

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
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.