2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Petroleum Engineering School for You
In 2020-2021, 104 degrees and certificates were awarded to petroleum engineering students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #74 most popular major in the state.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
The Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana to see which ones offered the best value programs for petroleum engineering students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Best Louisiana Schools for Affordable Quality in Petroleum Engineering
Our analysis found Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College to be the best value school for petroleum engineering students who want to pursue a degree in Louisiana. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a very large student population.
Louisiana State University undergraduate students pay an average of $11,958 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, petroleum engineering graduates from Louisiana State University take out $27,000 in student loans while working on their degree. Assuming that a graduate chooses a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly loan payment is $264.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Louisiana State University is ranked #2 for overall quality for petroleum engineering in Louisiana.
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The excellent programs at University of Louisiana at Lafayette helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best petroleum engineering schools in Louisiana. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Lafayette.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UL Lafayette are $10,346 a year. On average, petroleum engineering graduates from UL Lafayette take out $27,700 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Explore all the Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Mississippi | 15 |
| West Virginia | 74 |
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Petroleum Engineering Related Majors for Petroleum Engineering
One of 40 majors within the area of study, petroleum engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering | 46,178 |
| Electrical Engineering | 28,844 |
| Civil Engineering | 21,388 |
| Computer Engineering | 17,987 |
| Chemical Engineering | 12,917 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 2 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.