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2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree Schools in Louisiana

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$10,257 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$60,958 Avg Salary

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.

2023 Best Value Civil Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Louisiana

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for civil eng majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Civil Engineering

Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best value school for civil engineering students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Louisiana. 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.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Out of the 5 schools in Louisiana that were part of this year’s ranking, Louisiana Tech University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Louisiana Tech is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Ruston.

Louisiana Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $10,065 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at Louisiana Tech University

The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value civil engineering schools in Louisiana. Located in the midsize city of Lafayette, UL Lafayette is a public school with a fairly 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.

Read full report on Civil Engineering at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern University and A & M College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s 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 medium-sized city of Baton Rouge.

Southern University and A & M College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,842 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Civil Engineering at Southern University and A & M College Report

#5

University of New Orleans

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of New Orleans is a great value for civil engineering students working on their bachelor’s degree. UNO is a medium-sized public school located in the city of New Orleans.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNO are $9,072 per 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.

Full Civil Engineering at University of New Orleans Report

Best Value Civil Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Civil Engineering Schools 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

Civil Engineering is one of 40 different types of programs to choose from.

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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Master Sgt. Roger Parsons.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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