2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree School for You
With 247 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, civil engineering is the #44 most popular major in Louisiana.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Louisiana to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for civil eng students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering
Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best value school in Louisiana for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. Louisiana State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,958 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at Louisiana State University take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,658. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $226, based on a 10-year repayment plan.
Louisiana State University also took the #1 spot in our Best Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Louisiana Tech University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the town of Ruston.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Louisiana Tech are $10,065 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Louisiana at Lafayette. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Located in the city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UL Lafayette are $10,346 per year. On average, civil eng graduates from UL Lafayette take out $25,824 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern University and A & M College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana list. Southern University and A & M College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Baton Rouge.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Southern University and A & M College are $9,842 a year.
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Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Orleans landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNO are $9,072 a year. The average amount in student loans that civil eng majors at UNO take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $25,232.
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Request InformationBest Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 446 |
| Virginia | 616 |
| North Carolina | 448 |
| Florida | 1,166 |
| Tennessee | 326 |
| Kentucky | 220 |
| South Carolina | 310 |
| Arkansas | 118 |
| Alabama | 461 |
| Mississippi | 193 |
| West Virginia | 112 |
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Civil Engineering Related Majors for Civil Eng
Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Civil Eng
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
| Biomedical Engineering | 12,811 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 5 schools only.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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