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2026 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Louisiana

[General Industrial Engineering](/majors/engineering/ie-industrial-engineering/general-industrial-engineering/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.

For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for general industrial engineering students.

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• Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Louisiana

2026 Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools in Louisiana

If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the general industrial engineering degrees they offer, see the list below.

Best Value General Industrial Engineering Schools

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Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, LA

$10,125 In-State Tuition & Fees

$31,000 Avg Student Debt

$52,279 Median Earnings (10yr)

Our analysis ranked Louisiana Tech University the best value for a degree in general industrial engineering in Louisiana. Louisiana Tech University is a large public school located in the town of Ruston. Students from in state pay about $10,125 in tuition and fees, compared with $16,866 for out-of-state students. Typical student debt for general industrial engineering graduates is $31,000. Early-career general industrial engineering graduates make about $65,739. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. Roughly 86% of applicants are accepted.

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Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College
Baton Rouge, LA

$11,954 In-State Tuition & Fees

$21,500 Avg Student Debt

$61,251 Median Earnings (10yr)

Students looking for strong value in general industrial engineering will find it at Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College, which ranked #2. Louisiana State University And Agricultural And Mechanical College is a very large public school located in the city of Baton Rouge. In-state tuition and fees average $11,954, while out-of-state students pay about $28,631. Students borrow a median of $21,500 to complete the general industrial engineering program here. Early-career general industrial engineering graduates make about $65,285. Set against $21,500 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. The acceptance rate is 73%.

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Notes and References

The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.

*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 ranked 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 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.