Engineering at Tulane University of Louisiana

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

Tulane is located in New Orleans, Louisiana and approximately 13,927 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 84 students received a bachelor's degree in engineering from Tulane.

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

Tulane Engineering Degrees Available

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

Tulane Engineering Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks engineering programs across the country. The following shows how Tulane performed in these rankings.

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 Tulane 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
	26
Most Focused Engineering Doctor’s Degree Schools	181
Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools	282

In 2021, 25 students received their master’s degree in engineering from Tulane. This makes it the #234 most popular school for engineering master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 13 students who received their doctoral degrees in engineering, making the school the #159 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Engineering Student Demographics at Tulane

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

Tulane Engineering Bachelor’s Program

Of the 84 engineering students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Tulane, about 49% were men and 51% were women. The typical engineering bachelor's degree program is made up of only 25% women. So female students are more repesented at Tulane since its program graduates 26% more women than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in engineering at Tulane 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a bachelor's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	55
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Tulane Engineering Master’s Program

Of the 25 engineering students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Tulane, about 60% were men and 40% were women.

Of the students who received a engineering master's degree from Tulane, 76% 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 Tulane University of Louisiana with a master's in engineering.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Tulane also has a doctoral program available in engineering. In 2021, 13 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Engineering

Engineering majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Tulane University of Louisiana. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Biomedical Engineering	63
Engineering Physics	28
Chemical Engineering	25
Materials Engineering	6

Related Majors

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Physical Sciences
• Architecture & Related Services
• Computer & Information Sciences
• Mathematics & Statistics

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 Tulane University of Louisiana.

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 bsulldiesel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.