Which LSU major has the lowest debt?

Mathematics graduates leave with a median of $15,000 in federal loans, the lowest among 43 LSU bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does LSU cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,954 a year, and $28,631 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,151 a year.

How many LSU programs report graduate pay?

45 bachelor's programs at LSU report first-year pay, and 43 of them also report federal debt.

LSU Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
Public university
Baton Rouge, LA
30,594 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

45 LSU bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer Engineering pays the most in the first year ($78,915), and Communication Sciences and Disorders the least ($18,575). The median program pays $41,232.

In-state tuition and fees$11,954Per year. Out-of-state $28,631

Average net price after aid$19,151Per year

Graduation rate69%Within 6 years

Admission rate73%Of applicants

All 45 bachelor's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Louisiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across Louisiana. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Louisiana
1	Computer EngineeringAbout 26 graduates a year	$78,915	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 71 graduates a year	$77,238	$101,794	$22,368	2nd of 4
3	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 111 graduates a year	$75,311	$104,396	$18,500	1st of 5
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 74 graduates a year	$74,786	$111,631	$20,500	2nd of 3
5	Civil EngineeringAbout 69 graduates a year	$67,552	$88,199	$22,486	2nd of 5
6	Construction ManagementAbout 180 graduates a year	$66,934	$96,044	$24,000	2nd of 2
7	Industrial EngineeringAbout 46 graduates a year	$65,285	Not reported	$21,500	2nd of 2
8	Landscape ArchitectureAbout 22 graduates a year	$60,668	$72,031	Not reported	1st of 1
9	Environmental EngineeringAbout 19 graduates a year	$59,237	$66,219	$24,486	1st of 1
10	Management ScienceAbout 66 graduates a year	$59,150	$90,991	$21,500	1st of 1
11	Computer ScienceAbout 147 graduates a year	$58,697	$86,213	$21,562	7th of 9
12	AccountingAbout 119 graduates a year	$56,910	$81,419	$19,600	1st of 11
13	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 32 graduates a year	$56,605	$93,513	$25,750	1st of 2
14	FinanceAbout 133 graduates a year	$54,408	$87,385	$19,500	2nd of 7
15	International BusinessAbout 32 graduates a year	$49,890	$84,583	$18,000	2nd of 2
16	Teacher EducationAbout 68 graduates a year	$45,957	$50,632	$21,250	6th of 11
17	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 61 graduates a year	$44,717	$74,903	$21,788	2nd of 2
18	Interior ArchitectureAbout 32 graduates a year	$44,511	$59,006	$17,750	1st of 1
19	MathematicsAbout 24 graduates a year	$44,136	$67,143	$15,000	2nd of 3
20	Business EconomicsAbout 27 graduates a year	$42,491	Not reported	$22,374	1st of 1
21	ArchitectureGraduates a year not reported	$42,400	$67,436	$26,500	1st of 1
22	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 33 graduates a year	$42,218	$64,709	$19,500	1st of 1
23	Business AdministrationAbout 225 graduates a year	$41,232	$69,796	$20,062	6th of 16
24	MarketingAbout 212 graduates a year	$40,219	$64,939	$21,500	5th of 11
25	CommunicationsAbout 313 graduates a year	$38,426	$58,924	$22,875	1st of 11
26	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 127 graduates a year	$34,296	$46,773	$24,646	4th of 7
27	HistoryAbout 60 graduates a year	$32,999	$55,753	$18,625	1st of 3
28	Environmental Management and PolicyAbout 58 graduates a year	$32,516	$57,520	$23,008	1st of 1
29	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 159 graduates a year	$31,956	$57,216	$23,000	1st of 7
30	Political ScienceAbout 165 graduates a year	$30,771	$66,283	$19,500	3rd of 7
31	Animal ScienceAbout 86 graduates a year	$29,793	$62,173	$23,143	1st of 2
32	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 37 graduates a year	$29,539	Not reported	$26,750	2nd of 6
33	SociologyAbout 147 graduates a year	$27,846	$50,458	$24,959	3rd of 5
34	Nutrition ScienceAbout 42 graduates a year	$26,117	$53,562	$23,250	1st of 1
35	Apparel and TextilesAbout 42 graduates a year	$26,004	Not reported	$23,307	1st of 1
36	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 376 graduates a year	$24,882	$64,446	$22,728	4th of 5
37	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 7 graduates a year	$24,879	$47,289	$19,575	9th of 9
38	EnglishAbout 68 graduates a year	$24,355	$43,853	$21,625	4th of 7
39	PsychologyAbout 219 graduates a year	$23,859	$54,846	$21,500	12th of 15
40	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 110 graduates a year	$23,348	$41,462	$21,500	4th of 5
41	BiologyAbout 368 graduates a year	$22,742	$63,433	$20,875	12th of 14
42	AnthropologyAbout 24 graduates a year	$21,787	$32,798	$15,897	2nd of 2
43	TheatreAbout 25 graduates a year	$20,290	$38,130	$21,500	2nd of 3
44	PhilosophyAbout 13 graduates a year	$20,222	$50,495	$19,875	2nd of 2
45	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 82 graduates a year	$18,575	$62,277	$20,500	4th of 4

Program names link to the program's own page, and Louisiana ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Louisiana programs in the field do too.

6 more bachelor's programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Computer Engineering$78,915
Electrical Engineering$77,238
Mechanical Engineering$75,311
Chemical Engineering$74,786
Civil Engineering$67,552

Lowest median debt

Mathematics$15,000
Anthropology$15,897
Interior Architecture$17,750
International Business$18,000
Mechanical Engineering$18,500

Largest programs

Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 376 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 368 graduates a year
CommunicationsAbout 313 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 225 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 219 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $78,915 in their first year, the most of 45 LSU bachelor's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Louisiana rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels