Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, Louisiana · Public

All 45 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr). Another 77 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,676
$30k to $48k	$8,619
$48k to $75k	$11,146
$75k to $110k	$15,674
$110k and up	$16,207
All families (average)	$11,864

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.

45 of 122 programs could be assessed 37% 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
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,671	+$25,321	clears the bar	$22,500	0.9 yrs	132
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$81,197	+$46,847	clears the bar	$17,100	0.4 yrs	93
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$92,457	+$58,107	clears the bar	$26,216	0.5 yrs	83
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$60,949	+$26,599	clears the bar	$24,786	0.9 yrs	77
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$37,473	+$3,123	clears the bar	$22,500	7.2 yrs	64
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$77,475	+$43,125	clears the bar	$19,334	0.4 yrs	64
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$67,216	+$32,866	clears the bar	$17,500	0.5 yrs	63
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$42,822	+$8,472	clears the bar	$25,434	3.0 yrs	62
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$65,284	+$30,934	clears the bar	$19,625	0.6 yrs	58
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$51,118	+$16,768	clears the bar	$21,500	1.3 yrs	55
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$52,150	+$17,800	clears the bar	$22,375	1.3 yrs	54
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Bachelor's Degree	$77,558	+$43,208	clears the bar	$21,500	0.5 yrs	51
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$96,365	+$62,015	clears the bar	$22,732	0.4 yrs	50
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$63,474	+$29,124	clears the bar	$25,000	0.9 yrs	48
Air Transportation	Bachelor's Degree	$83,323	+$48,973	clears the bar	$20,385	0.4 yrs	46
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,526	+$65,176	clears the bar	$18,750	0.3 yrs	45
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$53,731	+$19,381	clears the bar	$27,000	1.4 yrs	39
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	$111,086	+$76,736	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$42,447	+$8,097	clears the bar	$20,910	2.6 yrs	39
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$59,081	+$24,731	clears the bar	$19,126	0.8 yrs	38
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$36,769	+$2,419	clears the bar	$24,800	10.3 yrs	33
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$41,220	+$6,870	clears the bar	$22,500	3.3 yrs	31
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$57,906	+$23,556	clears the bar	$45,417	1.9 yrs	30
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$98,240	+$63,890	clears the bar	$18,342	0.3 yrs	28
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$44,192	+$9,842	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Engineering, Other	Bachelor's Degree	$105,080	+$70,730	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$51,222	+$16,872	clears the bar	$23,343	1.4 yrs	25
Accounting	Master's Degree	$62,007 1-year earnings	+$27,657	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Forestry	Bachelor's Degree	$65,941	+$31,591	clears the bar	$22,083	0.7 yrs	22
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$81,524	+$47,174	clears the bar	$24,676	0.5 yrs	20
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$61,220	+$26,870	clears the bar	$39,967	1.5 yrs	20
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	$52,460	+$18,110	clears the bar	$22,395	1.2 yrs	18
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$53,391	+$19,041	clears the bar	$24,750	1.3 yrs	18
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$85,454	+$51,104	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$58,492	+$24,142	clears the bar	$27,000	1.1 yrs	15
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	$59,390	+$25,040	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Architecture	Master's Degree	$50,602 1-year earnings	+$16,252	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$52,122	+$17,772	clears the bar	$28,500	1.6 yrs	12
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$41,534	+$7,184	clears the bar	$19,868	2.8 yrs	11
History	Bachelor's Degree	$45,142	+$10,792	clears the bar	$19,500	1.8 yrs	8
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$64,463	+$30,113	clears the bar	$29,721	1.0 yrs	7
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,619	+$54,269	clears the bar	$30,875	0.6 yrs	7
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Master's Degree	$68,285	+$33,935	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	$87,053	+$52,703	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$43,183	+$8,833	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	157
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$21,500	insufficient data	51
Engineering, General	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Industrial Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Business	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Engineering, General	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Interior Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biological and Physical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biological and Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electrical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Mathematics and Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Data Analytics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Education, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Health	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

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.