LSU Other Interdisciplinary Studies (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
- Public university
- Baton Rouge, LA
- About 127 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
LSU other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn about what other interdisciplinary studies graduates earn nationally, $34,296 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $24,646 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,591. Several Louisiana programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Louisiana and national columns are the medians across all other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, LSU graduates earn less than the national figure and about the same as the Louisiana median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Louisiana other interdisciplinary studies program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Louisiana medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 36% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Does family income change the outcome?
Graduates who received Pell Grants, which go to students from lower-income families, earned slightly more in their first year than other graduates, but borrowed more: a median of $27,000 against $17,875.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $261 a month, or 9.1% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual. Separately, 42 parents took out Parent PLUS loans for these students, with a median of $21,750.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
72% of graduates (100 of 138) were working in Louisiana one year after graduating. Prices in the Baton Rouge area are about 9% below the national average, so a $34,296 salary here buys what about $37,779 buys in a typical US city.
About LSU
Other Interdisciplinary Studies ranks 26th of 45 bachelor's programs at LSU by first-year earnings. The top three are Computer Engineering ($78,915), Electrical Engineering ($77,238), and Mechanical Engineering ($75,311).
Other other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs near Baton Rouge
Common questions
The median graduate earns $34,296 one year after graduating and $46,773 five years after. The median across other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Louisiana is $34,296.
The median federal loan balance is $24,646, which ranks 2nd lowest of 7 other interdisciplinary studies bachelor's programs in Louisiana. That works out to about $261 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 72% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 65%. Compare the cost with other Louisiana programs before deciding.
Most do. 72% (100 of 138) were working in Louisiana one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- 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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the other interdisciplinary studies program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024