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CollegeROIData

College Debt & ROI in La

26 colleges and universities in La with 435 school+major combinations analyzed.

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26
Schools
$25K
Avg Median Debt
$58K
Avg Year 1 Earnings
100%
Avg Graduation Rate

All Schools in La

Tulane University of Louisiana

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $10K
Avg earnings: $58K/yr

Grambling State University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $22K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

Dillard University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $23K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

Southeastern Louisiana University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

McNeese State University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

Louisiana Tech University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $62K/yr

New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary

private · 5 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $42K/yr

University of New Orleans

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $64K/yr

Centenary College of Louisiana

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 99%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $24K
Avg earnings: $64K/yr

Saint Joseph Seminary College

private · 2 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $52K/yr

Nicholls State University

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $63K/yr

Xavier University of Louisiana

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $25K
Avg earnings: $57K/yr

Louisiana Christian University

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

Southern University and A & M College

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $26K
Avg earnings: $63K/yr

Loyola University New Orleans

private · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

University of Louisiana at Monroe

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

Southern University at New Orleans

public · 15 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $27K
Avg earnings: $55K/yr

Northwestern State University of Louisiana

public · 20 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $28K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

Louisiana State University-Alexandria

public · 19 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $31K
Avg earnings: $56K/yr

Louisiana State University-Shreveport

public · 18 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $31K
Avg earnings: $59K/yr

University of Holy Cross

private · 17 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $32K
Avg earnings: $54K/yr

Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University

private · 9 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $32K
Avg earnings: $58K/yr

Herzing University-New Orleans

private · 9 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $33K
Avg earnings: $68K/yr

Remington College-Shreveport Campus

private · 1 majors · Grad rate: 100%

Avg debt: $41K
Avg earnings: $50K/yr

Frequently Asked Questions

CollegeROIData tracks 26 colleges and universities in La, covering 435 school+major combinations with debt and earnings data.

The average median student debt across all school+major combinations in La is $25K. First-year earnings average $58K.

Among tracked schools, Tulane University of Louisiana has one of the lowest average debt levels in La. Use our school pages to compare ROI scores by major.

For this entity, the underlying data on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. The breakdown above is the federal record; the paragraphs below add the per-entity context that makes the headline numbers usable for a real decision rather than just a data lookup.

The methodology behind every numeric value on this page is publicly documented on the the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard portal and described in detail on this site’s methodology page. Refresh cadence varies by underlying series; the page surfaces the as-of date for each number so readers can trace any figure back to the source release.

For readers using this page as a decision input, the related-entity pages elsewhere on the site provide the comparison set. The most useful comparison for this entity is typically a peer within U.S. degree-granting institutions with similar size, similar exposure, or similar geography — not the national-level summary alone.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2026.