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title: Tulane University of Louisiana — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: New Orleans, LA
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Tulane University of Louisiana

New Orleans, LA · Private nonprofit · 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 | $63,268 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $35,855 – $94,584 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 86% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $87,004 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.30× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $35,268 | derived |

**86% 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 $19,250 (≈ 30% 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 $18,435 to $103,779 across 45 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $103,779 | $80,203 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $84,001 | $83,281 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $74,171 | $73,344 |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,159 | not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Master's Degree | $70,044 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,364 | $21,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $62,671 | not reported |
| Medicine. | First Professional Degree | $57,475 | $322,603 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $56,951 | $149,237 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,490 | $22,500 |
| Computer Programming. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,151 | $29,250 |
| Public Health. | Master's Degree | $50,797 | $87,279 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $50,211 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,300 | $19,375 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Master's Degree | $48,738 | $99,713 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,728 | $21,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's Degree | $46,012 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $44,535 | not reported |
| Real Estate Development. | Master's Degree | $44,480 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,772 | $19,250 |
| Public Health. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $41,663 | not reported |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,619 | $19,500 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $40,451 | $69,307 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,771 | $23,082 |
| Legal Support Services. | Post-baccalaureate Certificate | $39,531 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,285 | $27,000 |
| Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,871 | $25,697 |
| Legal Support Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,810 | not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,401 | $20,000 |
| Social Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,203 | $36,787 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,229 | $20,250 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,254 | $19,500 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Master's Degree | $30,152 | $47,044 |
| Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,918 | $19,500 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,155 | not reported |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,879 | $14,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,150 | $20,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,494 | $12,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,397 | $13,875 |
| Pharmacology and Toxicology. | Master's Degree | $24,009 | $46,118 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. | Master's Degree | $23,053 | $49,056 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,307 | $19,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,780 | $19,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,447 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $18,435 | $20,000 |

## 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 Tulane University of Louisiana by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?160755

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