Louisiana Tech University
Ruston, Louisiana · Public
Graduate earnings
35of 35 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350 a year).
35 of 69 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 34: 32 with no earnings published and 2 with nothing reported. The 53 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$11,864 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$11,864 a year
About $47,456 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Louisiana high-school graduate ($34,350 a year).
45 of 122 programs could be assessed 37% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $59,671 | +$25,321 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.9 yrs | 119 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $81,197 | +$46,847 | above HS line | $17,100 | 0.4 yrs | 109 |
| Nursing | Associate's Degree | $77,475 | +$43,125 | clears the bar | $19,334 | 0.4 yrs | 82 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $60,949 | +$26,599 | clears the bar | $24,786 | 0.9 yrs | 78 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $37,473 | +$3,123 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 7.2 yrs | 70 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,822 | +$8,472 | clears the bar | $25,434 | 3.0 yrs | 69 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,457 | +$58,107 | clears the bar | $26,216 | 0.5 yrs | 68 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $96,365 | +$62,015 | clears the bar | $22,732 | 0.4 yrs | 55 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $51,118 | +$16,768 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.3 yrs | 52 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $65,284 | +$30,934 | clears the bar | $19,625 | 0.6 yrs | 47 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | Bachelor's Degree | $77,558 | +$43,208 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.5 yrs | 45 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $52,150 | +$17,800 | clears the bar | $22,375 | 1.3 yrs | 44 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $67,216 | +$32,866 | clears the bar | $17,500 | 0.5 yrs | 44 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $36,769 | +$2,419 | clears the bar | $24,800 | 10.3 yrs | 42 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | $63,474 | +$29,124 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.9 yrs | 41 |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | $83,323 | +$48,973 | clears the bar | $20,385 | 0.4 yrs | 40 |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $53,731 | +$19,381 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.4 yrs | 38 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $81,524 | +$47,174 | clears the bar | $24,676 | 0.5 yrs | 36 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | $65,941 | +$31,591 | clears the bar | $22,083 | 0.7 yrs | 34 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $59,081 | +$24,731 | clears the bar | $19,126 | 0.8 yrs | 34 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $62,0071-year earnings | +$27,657 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 34 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $42,447 | +$8,097 | clears the bar | $20,910 | 2.6 yrs | 33 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $41,534 | +$7,184 | clears the bar | $19,868 | 2.8 yrs | 33 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $57,906 | +$23,556 | above HS line | $45,417 | 1.9 yrs | 32 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $98,240 | +$63,890 | clears the bar | $18,342 | 0.3 yrs | 32 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Master's Degree | $111,086 | +$76,736 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 32 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,526 | +$65,176 | clears the bar | $18,750 | 0.3 yrs | 29 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $85,454 | +$51,104 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 28 |
| Engineering, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $105,080 | +$70,730 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,192 | +$9,842 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 27 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $41,220 | +$6,870 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 3.3 yrs | 22 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $52,122 | +$17,772 | clears the bar | $28,500 | 1.6 yrs | 22 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $50,6021-year earnings | +$16,252 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $58,492 | +$24,142 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 17 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $45,142 | +$10,792 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.8 yrs | 17 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $51,222 | +$16,872 | clears the bar | $23,343 | 1.4 yrs | 14 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $61,220 | +$26,870 | above HS line | $39,967 | 1.5 yrs | 13 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $52,460 | +$18,110 | above HS line | $22,395 | 1.2 yrs | 12 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,619 | +$54,269 | clears the bar | $30,875 | 0.6 yrs | 10 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | $68,285 | +$33,935 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $59,390 | +$25,040 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $53,391 | +$19,041 | clears the bar | $24,750 | 1.3 yrs | 6 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $64,463 | +$30,113 | above HS line | $29,721 | 1.0 yrs | 5 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $87,053 | +$52,703 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $43,183 | +$8,833 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | not published |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $21,500 | not assessed | 70 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 21 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Interior Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 15 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Engineering, General | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Apparel and Textiles | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Computer and Information Science | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Industrial Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Communication Disorders | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Mathematics and Computer Science | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Business Administration | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Design | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Business | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Associate's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Management Information Systems | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Communications and Media | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| IT Administration and Management | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Industrial Engineering | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Data Analytics | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical Engineering | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Data Analytics | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communication Disorders | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Public Health | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Communication Disorders | Doctoral Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,350 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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