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Louisiana bachelor's earnings

A salary explorer for 28 schools in Louisiana (28 with published 4-year medians) and 375 bachelor's programs. Federal outcomes are shown as-is. Schools are listed largest enrollment first. There are no ranks. Grades are our own modeled ranking of schools against each other, kept to two small columns.

Schools
28
with published 4-Yr medians
Programs
375
observed 4-Yr medians
Typical School Median
$51,506
median of school medians
High-School Benchmark
$34,020
state median, employed HS grads 25–34

Schools on the Map

Each dot is a school, colored by its median 4-year earnings. Hover a dot for its name.

<$40k$40–55k$55–70k$70–90k$90k+

no published median · Each state map is zoomed to fill its frame.

Program Earnings

Published 4-year medians across 375 programs.

$40k$60k$80k$100k$120k

How to Read

Median EarningsMedian of published 4-year earnings across the school's programs.
Earnings RangeLowest to highest program median at the school.
GradesAdj. Grade adjusts for selectivity, state, and peer group; Raw Grade ranks unadjusted 4-year medians.
DistributionOverview of observed program medians — the black tick marks the school median. Schools with under 5 programs show one bar per program.
DetailsAddress, website, enrollment, admit rate, and top programs per school.

Grades: Our Value-Add

Our modeled ranking of schools against each other — kept to two small columns below.

A 0 B 15 C 1 D/F 0 12 ungraded

Medians and spreads come straight from federal data (College Scorecard / Census). Our grades are modeled estimates.

Click a column header to change the sort.

SchoolEnrollment ↓Median EarningsEarnings Range# ProgramsAdj. GradeRaw GradeDistribution
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College 30,594 $58,518 $38,317–$114,226 49 B− B $40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
University of Louisiana at Lafayette 12,428 $51,538 $29,175–$102,594 34 C C $40k$60k$80k$100k
Southeastern Louisiana University 9,514 $47,405 $37,998–$92,615 25 B− C $40k$60k$80k
Louisiana Tech University 8,312 $59,376 $36,769–$105,080 34 B− C+ $40k$60k$80k$100k
Tulane University of Louisiana 7,767 $64,914 $40,169–$129,850 25 B− B+ $40k$60k$80k$100k$120k
Louisiana State University-Alexandria 5,632 $49,772 $44,069–$87,651 5 B+ C+ $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Northwestern State University of Louisiana 5,519 $51,697 $36,229–$86,608 22 B C+ $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Southern University and A & M College 5,519 $50,616 $41,311–$92,969 17 B+ C $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
University of Louisiana at Monroe 5,022 $51,084 $33,429–$134,329 22 B− C+ $40k$60k$80k$100k$120k$140k
McNeese State University 5,005 $47,894 $34,891–$107,319 18 B− C+ $40k$60k$80k$100k
Nicholls State University 4,737 $47,662 $39,637–$79,428 20 B− C $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
University of New Orleans 4,638 $51,474 $26,737–$99,548 19 B− C− $40k$60k$80k$100k
Grambling State University 4,164 $44,697 $41,150–$68,760 12 B C− $40k$50k$60k$70k
Loyola University New Orleans 2,812 $53,240 $39,658–$69,590 9 — B− $40k$50k$60k$70k
Xavier University of Louisiana 2,628 $45,723 $41,198–$63,204 4 — — $40k$45k$50k$55k$60k
Louisiana State University-Shreveport 2,153 $53,352 $40,731–$80,276 9 B− C+ $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k
Dillard University 1,063 $49,324 $37,061–$90,661 6 B− C $40k$60k$80k
Southern University at New Orleans 1,055 $44,536 $39,139–$49,709 8 B C− $40k$42k$45k$48k$50k
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans 862 $69,696 $65,640–$81,519 4 — — $65k$70k$75k$80k
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University 821 $88,618 $88,618–$88,618 1 — — $89k
Centenary College of Louisiana 685 $48,525 $48,525–$48,525 1 — — $49k
Louisiana Christian University 672 $62,007 $47,762–$76,252 2 — — $50k$60k$70k
Chamberlain University-Louisiana 622 $96,132 $96,132–$96,132 1 — — $96k
Southern University Law Center 607 $50,616 $41,311–$92,969 17 — C $40k$50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
University of Holy Cross 471 $70,182 $56,488–$83,877 2 — — $60k$70k$80k
Herzing University-New Orleans 346 $69,601 $51,098–$91,010 7 — B− $50k$60k$70k$80k$90k
Remington College-Shreveport Campus 315 $37,199 $37,199–$37,199 1 — — $37k
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport 21 $66,238 $66,238–$66,238 1 — — $66k

"—" means the value was not published. Distribution histograms are smoothed views of observed program medians — never imputed values, and never used in grades.