Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana · Public

All 83 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr). Another 240 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$13,056
$30k to $48k	$15,696
$48k to $75k	$20,223
$75k to $110k	$23,878
$110k and up	$26,489
All families (average)	$19,151

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

83 of 323 programs could be assessed 26% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Louisiana high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Social Work	Master's Degree	$59,370	+$25,020	clears the bar	$41,000	1.6 yrs	445
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$61,045	+$26,695	clears the bar	$21,875	0.8 yrs	366
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,019	+$21,669	clears the bar	$20,418	0.9 yrs	334
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$55,245	+$20,895	clears the bar	$21,500	1.0 yrs	333
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$120,107	+$85,757	clears the bar	$54,666	0.6 yrs	280
Construction Management	Bachelor's Degree	$91,660	+$57,310	clears the bar	$23,037	0.4 yrs	232
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$64,590	+$30,240	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	221
Law	First Professional Degree	$103,602	+$69,252	clears the bar	$88,622	1.3 yrs	200
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,675	+$17,325	clears the bar	$20,500	1.2 yrs	199
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$60,408	+$26,058	clears the bar	$21,364	0.8 yrs	190
Human Resources	Master's Degree	$77,187	+$42,837	clears the bar	$30,728	0.7 yrs	167
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$56,413	+$22,063	clears the bar	$21,962	1.0 yrs	164
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,442	+$20,092	clears the bar	$21,475	1.1 yrs	158
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$47,176	+$12,826	clears the bar	$21,130	1.6 yrs	151
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,007	+$32,657	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	149
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$95,302	+$60,952	clears the bar	$18,500	0.3 yrs	148
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$89,307	+$54,957	clears the bar	$19,989	0.4 yrs	141
Education	Master's Degree	$54,303	+$19,953	clears the bar	$34,125	1.7 yrs	124
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,627	+$51,277	clears the bar	$21,312	0.4 yrs	108
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$82,617	+$48,267	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	108
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$43,797	+$9,447	clears the bar	$22,750	2.4 yrs	105
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,975	+$65,625	clears the bar	$18,500	0.3 yrs	103
Veterinary Medicine	First Professional Degree	$116,717	+$82,367	clears the bar	$162,000	2.0 yrs	98
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$80,498	+$46,148	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	96
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$55,630	+$21,280	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	92
Library Science and Administration	Master's Degree	$50,960	+$16,610	clears the bar	$38,374	2.3 yrs	91
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$43,364	+$9,014	clears the bar	$19,666	2.2 yrs	89
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$114,226	+$79,876	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	82
English	Bachelor's Degree	$49,464	+$15,114	clears the bar	$21,250	1.4 yrs	75
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$51,577	+$17,227	clears the bar	$21,000	1.2 yrs	73
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,208	+$62,858	clears the bar	$20,218	0.3 yrs	69
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$69,568 1-year earnings	+$35,218	clears the bar	$35,890	1.0 yrs	66
History	Bachelor's Degree	$48,454	+$14,104	clears the bar	$18,562	1.3 yrs	66
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$44,717 1-year earnings	+$10,367	clears the bar	$21,492	2.1 yrs	60
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	$50,173	+$15,823	clears the bar	$23,253	1.5 yrs	58
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$48,603	+$14,253	clears the bar	$20,500	1.4 yrs	56
Library Science and Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$51,089	+$16,739	clears the bar	$33,000	2.0 yrs	56
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,748	+$60,398	clears the bar	$21,500	0.4 yrs	54
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$55,159	+$20,809	clears the bar	$24,250	1.2 yrs	48
Petroleum Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$103,421	+$69,071	clears the bar	$24,211	0.4 yrs	45
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$50,422	+$16,072	clears the bar	$24,250	1.5 yrs	44
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$69,029	+$34,679	clears the bar	$26,500	0.8 yrs	40
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$38,317	+$3,967	clears the bar	$21,000	5.3 yrs	39
Construction Management	Master's Degree	$106,632	+$72,282	clears the bar	$42,343	0.6 yrs	39
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$64,121	+$29,771	clears the bar	$15,000	0.5 yrs	38
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,233	+$31,883	clears the bar	$35,072	1.1 yrs	36
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,540	+$15,190	clears the bar	$21,500	1.4 yrs	36
Music	Master's Degree	$51,887	+$17,537	clears the bar	$35,102	2.0 yrs	36
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$58,518	+$24,168	clears the bar	$17,750	0.7 yrs	35
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$80,129	+$45,779	clears the bar	$23,718	0.5 yrs	35
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$67,493	+$33,143	clears the bar	$19,500	0.6 yrs	35
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$62,640	+$28,290	clears the bar	$35,622	1.3 yrs	35
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$47,521	+$13,171	clears the bar	$19,455	1.5 yrs	31
Accounting	Master's Degree	$90,863	+$56,513	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	30
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$50,867 1-year earnings	+$16,517	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	$76,869	+$42,519	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,592	+$17,242	clears the bar	$21,750	1.3 yrs	26
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$81,799	+$47,449	clears the bar	$20,500	0.4 yrs	23
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$65,326	+$30,976	clears the bar	$17,625	0.6 yrs	23
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$106,897	+$72,547	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	$73,636	+$39,286	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$72,035	+$37,685	clears the bar	$34,893	0.9 yrs	22
Management Science	Master's Degree	$108,539	+$74,189	clears the bar	$28,057	0.4 yrs	21
Landscape Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$68,140	+$33,790	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$50,016	+$15,666	clears the bar	$18,375	1.2 yrs	19
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$60,271	+$25,921	clears the bar	$31,489	1.2 yrs	18
Psychology	Master's Degree	$78,060	+$43,710	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$61,514	+$27,164	clears the bar	$36,406	1.3 yrs	17
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	$79,901 1-year earnings	+$45,551	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,738	+$10,388	clears the bar	$15,897	1.5 yrs	16
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$48,472	+$14,122	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,964	+$9,614	clears the bar	$19,575	2.0 yrs	15
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$68,454 1-year earnings	+$34,104	clears the bar	$39,000	1.1 yrs	15
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$51,732	+$17,382	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$66,168	+$31,818	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
English	Doctoral Degree	$51,117 1-year earnings	+$16,767	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Education	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$57,646	+$23,296	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$80,440	+$46,090	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Bachelor's Degree	$38,968	+$4,618	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Social Work	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$57,436	+$23,086	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$116,634	+$82,284	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Construction Management	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$150,891	+$116,541	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Construction Management	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	$103,041	+$68,691	clears the bar	$9,375	0.1 yrs	insufficient data
Construction Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	92
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$16,193	insufficient data	50
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,553	insufficient data	37
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Human Resources	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$14,910	insufficient data	23
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$61,500	insufficient data	22
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Plant Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Agricultural Public Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Food Science and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Relations and Advertising	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Petroleum Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Sociology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Agricultural Production Operations	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Agricultural Production Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Anthropology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Agricultural Public Services	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Natural Resources and Conservation	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Sustainability Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Theatre	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Finance	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Engineering Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Human Development and Family Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Botany/Plant Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Food Science and Technology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Communications and Media	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Economics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computer Software and Media Applications	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,350/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.