University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Lafayette, Louisiana · Public
Of 47 assessed programs, 44 leave graduates out-earning a typical Louisiana high-school graduate (about $34,350/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 61 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $11,157 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,283 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,692 |
| $75k to $110k | $17,079 |
| $110k and up | $18,562 |
| All families (average) | $13,530 |
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.
47 of 108 programs could be assessed 44% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,270 | +$56,920 | clears the bar | $15,494 | 0.3 yrs | 383 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $73,988 | +$39,638 | clears the bar | $21,952 | 0.6 yrs | 360 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $45,010 | +$10,660 | clears the bar | $23,961 | 2.2 yrs | 297 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $53,265 | +$18,915 | clears the bar | $25,125 | 1.3 yrs | 137 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $53,473 | +$19,123 | clears the bar | $22,219 | 1.2 yrs | 137 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $44,574 | +$10,224 | clears the bar | $24,401 | 2.4 yrs | 121 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $41,323 | +$6,973 | clears the bar | $21,294 | 3.1 yrs | 118 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $46,313 | +$11,963 | clears the bar | $23,000 | 1.9 yrs | 98 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $83,527 | +$49,177 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 0.5 yrs | 85 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,187 | +$56,837 | clears the bar | $22,175 | 0.4 yrs | 85 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $60,241 | +$25,891 | clears the bar | $23,710 | 0.9 yrs | 73 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,531 | +$17,181 | clears the bar | $22,000 | 1.3 yrs | 68 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $59,315 | +$24,965 | clears the bar | $25,126 | 1.0 yrs | 66 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | $51,082 | +$16,732 | clears the bar | $24,625 | 1.5 yrs | 64 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $69,334 | +$34,984 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 59 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $49,201 | +$14,851 | clears the bar | $23,149 | 1.6 yrs | 49 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | $117,259 | +$82,909 | clears the bar | $51,250 | 0.6 yrs | 49 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $53,685 | +$19,335 | clears the bar | $23,131 | 1.2 yrs | 48 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $41,274 | +$6,924 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 3.8 yrs | 47 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $36,472 | +$2,122 | clears the bar | $24,706 | 11.6 yrs | 46 |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,119 | +$67,769 | clears the bar | $20,927 | 0.3 yrs | 45 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | $52,331 1-year earnings | +$17,981 | clears the bar | $33,840 | 1.9 yrs | 44 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $77,087 | +$42,737 | clears the bar | $25,945 | 0.6 yrs | 43 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $48,378 | +$14,028 | clears the bar | $22,063 | 1.6 yrs | 38 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $29,175 | -$5,175 | falls short | $25,115 | insufficient data | 37 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $41,936 | +$7,586 | clears the bar | $25,509 | 3.4 yrs | 35 |
| Healthcare Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $50,001 | +$15,651 | clears the bar | $24,340 | 1.6 yrs | 33 |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $51,546 | +$17,196 | clears the bar | $25,488 | 1.5 yrs | 30 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,128 | +$51,778 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 0.5 yrs | 30 |
| Electrical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $84,883 | +$50,533 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.4 yrs | 30 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $42,715 1-year earnings | +$8,365 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $60,861 | +$26,511 | clears the bar | $33,685 | 1.3 yrs | 27 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | $48,572 | +$14,222 | clears the bar | $36,400 | 2.6 yrs | 26 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,594 | +$68,244 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 21 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $44,432 | +$10,082 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 2.7 yrs | 20 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $21,750 1-year earnings | -$12,600 | falls short | $15,000 | insufficient data | 20 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $62,384 | +$28,034 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $92,127 | +$57,777 | clears the bar | $61,500 | 1.1 yrs | 16 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $53,105 1-year earnings | +$18,755 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,316 | +$8,966 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 2.7 yrs | 15 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $54,004 | +$19,654 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.2 yrs | 14 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | $106,248 | +$71,898 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.3 yrs | 14 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $16,871 1-year earnings | -$17,479 | falls short | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $42,867 | +$8,517 | clears the bar | $20,416 | 2.4 yrs | 14 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $43,178 | +$8,828 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| English | Doctoral Degree | $61,123 | +$26,773 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $60,104 | +$25,754 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Engineering, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 40 |
| Interior Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 25 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Computer Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Insurance | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor'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 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Film and Photography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Mathematics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Computer Engineering | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 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 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Systems Engineering | Doctoral 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 |
| Music | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Nursing | First Professional 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 | 4 |
| Nursing | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Computer Engineering | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Physics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Area Studies | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Accounting | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Special Education | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Graduate/Professional Certificate | 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 |
| Education, Other | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Historic Preservation and Conservation | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Chemistry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Public Health | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Architectural Sciences and Technology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Geography and Cartography | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Accounting | Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification) | 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.