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title: Southern University Law Center — 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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# Southern University Law Center

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 | $43,371 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $24,178 – $63,976 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $15,455 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | not reported | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | not reported | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 63% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.36× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $15,371 | derived |



Typical **federal** loan debt is $15,455 (≈ 36% 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 $22,448 to $93,985 across 26 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $93,985 | $41,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,173 | $28,437 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,608 | $31,000 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,400 | $31,125 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $50,522 | $47,498 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $47,639 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $46,155 | $49,378 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $45,056 | $45,137 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,920 | not reported |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $41,467 | $118,010 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,491 | $28,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $35,369 | $36,250 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,252 | $36,603 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,461 | $25,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,812 | $28,750 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,782 | $29,067 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $31,312 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,377 | $35,124 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,947 | $27,125 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,683 | $30,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,670 | $35,071 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,840 | $29,216 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,752 | $33,458 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,107 | $27,000 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,611 | $31,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,448 | $27,000 |

## 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 Southern University Law Center by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?440916

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