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title: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Baton Rouge, LA
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

Baton Rouge, LA · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $61,251 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $39,003 – $90,619 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,956 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $6,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 69% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $34,705 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 81% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.21× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $33,251 | derived |

**69% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $12,956 (≈ 21% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $18,374 to $80,305 across 60 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $80,305 | $20,500 |
| Construction Management. | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $78,378 | $9,375 |
| Petroleum Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,560 | $24,211 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $74,032 | $20,218 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,214 | not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $70,811 | $18,500 |
| Construction Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,541 | $23,037 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $60,832 | $20,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $60,797 | $54,666 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,658 | $21,500 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,301 | $21,312 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,737 | $23,718 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,915 | $19,989 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,433 | $14,910 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $53,429 | $88,622 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,543 | $19,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $51,749 | $35,622 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,461 | $21,500 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $49,869 | $34,893 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,725 | $18,500 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,056 | $26,500 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,779 | $15,000 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,642 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $43,852 | $31,489 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,687 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,680 | $21,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,354 | $19,500 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $40,917 | $38,374 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,643 | $17,625 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $39,032 | $41,000 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $38,721 | $34,125 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $38,292 | $36,406 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,002 | $21,492 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,819 | $19,500 |
| Interior Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,464 | $17,750 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,322 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,694 | $21,364 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,523 | $21,130 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,258 | $21,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,598 | $21,250 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,242 | $18,562 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,121 | $19,455 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,061 | $21,875 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,971 | $21,962 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,917 | $20,500 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,401 | $19,500 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,166 | $15,897 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,922 | $23,253 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,621 | $21,475 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,375 | $21,750 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,370 | not reported |
| Nutrition Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,359 | $24,250 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,175 | $18,375 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,967 | $20,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,657 | $19,500 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,323 | $22,750 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,197 | $19,666 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,919 | $21,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,309 | $21,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,374 | $20,418 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?159391

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