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Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana

2023 Best Value Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,152 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$72,559 Avg Salary

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

$11,958 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College the best value school in Louisiana for petroleum engineering students. Located in the medium-sized city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University is a public school with a fairly 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.

Louisiana State University not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Petroleum Engineering Schools in Louisiana list.

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$10,346 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great value for petroleum engineering students. 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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Best Value Petroleum Engineering Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

One of 40 majors within the area of study, petroleum engineering has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

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