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Louisiana Tech University
Overall rank: 235
- Estimated price for 2016-17 without aid: $19,400
- Estimated price for 2016-17 with average aid: $13,800
- Average student debt: $20,985
- Early career earnings: $47,600
Louisiana Tech offers a wide range of degrees, but the standouts at this public research university are its science and engineering programs. The National Security Agency and the Department of Homeland Security, for example, have designated the university as a National Center of Academic Excellence in cyber defense education and research and information assurance research. Full profile.