Tulane University of Louisiana
New Orleans, Louisiana · Private, nonprofit
Of 51 assessed programs, 48 leave graduates out-earning a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 180 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $16,126 |
| $30k to $48k | $18,041 |
| $48k to $75k | $20,149 |
| $75k to $110k | $28,207 |
| $110k and up | $56,667 |
| All families (average) | $39,949 |
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.
51 of 231 programs could be assessed 22% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $60,260 | +$25,910 | clears the bar | $20,250 | 0.8 yrs | 251 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $129,850 | +$95,500 | clears the bar | $21,250 | 0.2 yrs | 249 |
| Management Science | Master's Degree | $122,230 | +$87,880 | clears the bar | $73,344 | 0.8 yrs | 221 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $55,716 | +$21,366 | clears the bar | $69,307 | 3.2 yrs | 183 |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $76,230 1-year earnings | +$41,880 | clears the bar | $149,237 | 3.6 yrs | 180 |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $65,766 1-year earnings | +$31,416 | clears the bar | $322,603 | 10.3 yrs | 180 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $71,325 | +$36,975 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 179 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $76,945 | +$42,595 | clears the bar | $23,082 | 0.5 yrs | 176 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $71,160 | +$36,810 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.5 yrs | 166 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $95,966 | +$61,616 | clears the bar | $19,250 | 0.3 yrs | 157 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | $48,464 | +$14,114 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.4 yrs | 149 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $79,957 | +$45,607 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.4 yrs | 146 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $98,503 | +$64,153 | clears the bar | $19,375 | 0.3 yrs | 137 |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $81,964 | +$47,614 | clears the bar | $87,279 | 1.8 yrs | 113 |
| Business | Master's Degree | $113,672 | +$79,322 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 110 |
| Legal Professions and Studies, Other | Master's Degree | $100,322 | +$65,972 | clears the bar | $34,319 | 0.5 yrs | 93 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,847 | +$16,497 | clears the bar | $12,000 | 0.7 yrs | 68 |
| Finance | Master's Degree | $120,904 | +$86,554 | clears the bar | $80,203 | 0.9 yrs | 67 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | $77,300 | +$42,950 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.5 yrs | 64 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $47,709 | +$13,359 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.5 yrs | 61 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $57,752 | +$23,402 | clears the bar | $20,000 | 0.9 yrs | 61 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other | Master's Degree | $61,763 1-year earnings | +$27,413 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 60 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $55,509 1-year earnings | +$21,159 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 1.0 yrs | 60 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Master's Degree | $26,589 1-year earnings | -$7,761 | falls short | $49,056 | insufficient data | 59 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Master's Degree | $77,285 | +$42,935 | clears the bar | $99,713 | 2.3 yrs | 48 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $56,847 | +$22,497 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.9 yrs | 47 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $55,916 1-year earnings | +$21,566 | clears the bar | $15,728 | 0.7 yrs | 39 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | $41,032 1-year earnings | +$6,682 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 2.9 yrs | 38 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $118,931 | +$84,581 | clears the bar | $19,000 | 0.2 yrs | 36 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $112,914 | +$78,564 | clears the bar | $22,500 | 0.3 yrs | 32 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Master's Degree | $20,528 1-year earnings | -$13,822 | falls short | $51,182 | insufficient data | 31 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $52,535 | +$18,185 | clears the bar | $19,250 | 1.1 yrs | 31 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $47,791 | +$13,441 | clears the bar | $26,125 | 1.9 yrs | 30 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $79,925 | +$45,575 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $47,777 | +$13,427 | clears the bar | $13,875 | 1.0 yrs | 27 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences | Master's Degree | $36,681 1-year earnings | +$2,331 | clears the bar | $49,484 | 21.2 yrs | 27 |
| Neuroscience | Master's Degree | $31,546 1-year earnings | -$2,804 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $64,914 | +$30,564 | clears the bar | $25,697 | 0.8 yrs | 24 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology | Master's Degree | $35,888 1-year earnings | +$1,538 | clears the bar | $46,118 | 30.0 yrs | 23 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other | Master's Degree | $89,707 | +$55,357 | clears the bar | $26,350 | 0.5 yrs | 23 |
| International Business | Master's Degree | $154,405 1-year earnings | +$120,055 | clears the bar | $96,925 | 0.8 yrs | 23 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | $53,275 1-year earnings | +$18,925 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 21 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $124,014 | +$89,664 | clears the bar | $83,281 | 0.9 yrs | 16 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | $55,438 | +$21,088 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | $40,169 | +$5,819 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $51,290 | +$16,940 | clears the bar | $36,787 | 2.2 yrs | 9 |
| Computer Programming | Bachelor's Degree | $67,047 | +$32,697 | clears the bar | $29,250 | 0.9 yrs | 8 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $58,507 | +$24,157 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.1 yrs | 5 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $72,973 | +$38,623 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Legal Support Services | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $43,341 1-year earnings | +$8,991 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $55,423 | +$21,073 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 139 |
| Social Work | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 58 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 41 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $21,500 | insufficient data | 41 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $14,500 | insufficient data | 40 |
| Social Sciences, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 29 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $47,044 | insufficient data | 26 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 20 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 19 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Real Estate Development | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Genetics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Health Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Area Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| IT Administration and Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Nutrition Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Public Health | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Real Estate Development | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Non-Professional Legal Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Legal Support Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Medical Assisting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Anthropology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Economics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| IT Administration and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Chemical Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Anthropology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Hospitality Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Chemical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Mathematics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Philosophy | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Chemistry | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Economics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Political Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Area Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Philosophy | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Business | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biomedical Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Gerontology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Sociology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Theatre | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Real Estate | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| History | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Materials Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Management Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
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.