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

Thibodaux, 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 | $45,454 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $27,918 – $65,192 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,156 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 54% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $23,481 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 65% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.29× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $17,454 | derived |

**54% 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 $13,156 (≈ 29% 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 $19,083 to $92,217 across 22 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $92,217 | $48,211 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,286 | $24,738 |
| Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,846 | $17,417 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $57,839 | $19,884 |
| Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians. | Associate's Degree | $54,415 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $44,223 | $19,636 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $42,155 | $23,725 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $40,732 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,389 | $20,463 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,003 | $21,008 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,210 | not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $36,995 | $41,772 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,405 | $25,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,593 | $21,462 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,281 | $23,825 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,795 | $25,000 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,531 | $22,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,589 | $21,898 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,055 | $25,000 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,812 | $28,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,074 | $22,106 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,083 | $21,666 |

## 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 Nicholls State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?159966

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