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Graduate earnings
17of 18 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350 a year). 1 falls short.
18 of 30 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 12 have no earnings published. 1 verdict uses 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 26 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all familiesnot reported
What it would cost
ED reports no net price for this school, so there is no cost figure to show. Its own cost page, or its net price calculator, is the place to check.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Louisiana high-school graduate ($34,350 a year).
25 of 56 programs could be assessed 45% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Law | First Professional Degree | $67,462 | +$33,112 | above HS line | $118,010 | 3.6 yrs | 36 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,838 | +$52,488 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 0.6 yrs | 15 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $49,609 | +$15,259 | clears the bar | $27,125 | 1.8 yrs | 14 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $73,081 | +$38,731 | above HS line | $49,378 | 1.3 yrs | 9 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $48,264 | +$13,914 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.9 yrs | 8 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,616 | +$16,266 | clears the bar | $36,603 | 2.3 yrs | 7 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $41,311 | +$6,961 | clears the bar | $35,071 | 5.0 yrs | 7 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,901 | +$7,551 | clears the bar | $31,000 | 4.1 yrs | 6 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $48,716 | +$14,366 | clears the bar | $28,750 | 2.0 yrs | 5 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $30,8651-year earnings | -$3,485 | falls short (1-yr) | $26,514 | no earnings gain | 4 |
| Communication Disorders | Master's Degree | $64,924 | +$30,574 | above HS line | $47,498 | 1.6 yrs | 4 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,969 | +$58,619 | clears the bar | $28,437 | 0.5 yrs | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | $56,111 | +$21,761 | above HS line | $36,250 | 1.7 yrs | 3 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $55,482 | +$21,132 | above HS line | $45,137 | 2.1 yrs | 3 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,217 | +$17,867 | clears the bar | $30,000 | 1.7 yrs | 3 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,844 | +$9,494 | clears the bar | $29,216 | 3.1 yrs | 3 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $58,951 | +$24,601 | clears the bar | $28,750 | 1.2 yrs | 2 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,880 | +$10,530 | clears the bar | $29,067 | 2.8 yrs | 2 |
| Clinical and Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $49,918 | +$15,568 | above HS line | $67,308 | 4.3 yrs | 2 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $120,049 | +$85,699 | above HS line | $41,000 | 0.5 yrs | 2 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $56,097 | +$21,747 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.2 yrs | 2 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $68,016 | +$33,666 | clears the bar | $31,125 | 0.9 yrs | 1 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,596 | +$14,246 | clears the bar | $33,458 | 2.3 yrs | 1 |
| Communication Disorders | Bachelor's Degree | $51,611 | +$17,261 | clears the bar | $35,124 | 2.0 yrs | 1 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $53,159 | +$18,809 | clears the bar | $25,250 | 1.3 yrs | 1 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | $27,000 | not assessed | 3 |
| Forestry | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Forestry | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| 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 level) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Social Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
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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