Which Louisiana Tech University bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Finance graduates leave with a median of $17,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 27 Louisiana Tech University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Louisiana Tech University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,125 a year, and $16,866 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,864 a year.

How many Louisiana Tech University programs report graduate pay?

28 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Louisiana Tech University report first-year pay, and 28 of them also report federal debt.

Louisiana Tech University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Ruston, LA
8,312 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

28 Louisiana Tech University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Chemical Engineering pays the most in the first year ($79,157), and Journalism the least ($21,087). The median program pays $43,346. Louisiana Tech University also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$10,125Per year. Out-of-state $16,866

Average net price after aid$11,864Per year

Graduation rate64%Within 6 years

Admission rate86%Of applicants

All 28 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	Chemical EngineeringAbout 32 graduates a year	$79,157	Not reported	$18,342	1st of 3
2	Electrical Engineering TechnologyGraduates a year not reported	$74,863	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
3	Electrical EngineeringAbout 29 graduates a year	$71,994	Not reported	$21,000	4th of 4
4	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 68 graduates a year	$70,372	$86,794	$26,400	3rd of 5
5	Computer ScienceAbout 55 graduates a year	$68,023	Not reported	$22,875	3rd of 9
6	Industrial EngineeringAbout 10 graduates a year	$65,739	Not reported	$31,000	1st of 2
7	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 28 graduates a year	$62,384	Not reported	$21,500	1st of 2
8	Civil EngineeringAbout 36 graduates a year	$61,868	Not reported	$27,000	4th of 5
9	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 45 graduates a year	$58,151	Not reported	$21,750	1st of 1
10	Management Information SystemsAbout 41 graduates a year	$47,843	$68,420	$25,000	1st of 2
11	Teacher EducationAbout 44 graduates a year	$45,234	$48,803	$23,600	7th of 11
12	AccountingAbout 47 graduates a year	$44,846	$63,449	$22,000	7th of 11
13	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 22 graduates a year	$44,468	Not reported	$35,219	1st of 2
14	ForestryAbout 34 graduates a year	$44,120	Not reported	$24,250	1st of 1
15	ChemistryAbout 17 graduates a year	$42,572	Not reported	$27,000	2nd of 2
16	Business AdministrationAbout 78 graduates a year	$42,099	$52,803	$25,031	4th of 16
17	FinanceAbout 44 graduates a year	$42,018	$77,825	$17,500	4th of 7
18	AviationAbout 40 graduates a year	$35,669	$86,441	$20,375	1st of 1
19	Political ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$34,640	Not reported	$25,054	2nd of 7
20	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 69 graduates a year	$33,829	Not reported	$30,693	5th of 7
21	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 6 graduates a year	$31,802	$51,059	$24,750	2nd of 7
22	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 33 graduates a year	$29,146	$40,793	$21,513	1st of 2
23	MarketingAbout 52 graduates a year	$28,853	Not reported	$21,335	11th of 11
24	BiologyAbout 119 graduates a year	$27,358	$47,164	$22,917	6th of 14
25	PsychologyAbout 70 graduates a year	$26,988	$47,632	$22,750	8th of 15
26	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 33 graduates a year	$26,591	Not reported	$21,500	5th of 6
27	Animal ScienceAbout 42 graduates a year	$21,958	Not reported	$26,626	2nd of 2
28	JournalismAbout 22 graduates a year	$21,087	Not reported	$25,000	2nd of 2

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.

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

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Louisiana" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Louisiana.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Louisiana
NursingAbout 82 graduates a year	$75,694	$72,292	$21,192	3rd of 13

Program names link to the program's own page, and Louisiana ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Chemical Engineering$79,157
Electrical Engineering Technology$74,863
Electrical Engineering$71,994
Mechanical Engineering$70,372
Computer Science$68,023

Lowest median debt

Finance$17,500
Chemical Engineering$18,342
Aviation$20,375
Electrical Engineering$21,000
Marketing$21,335

Largest programs

BiologyAbout 119 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 78 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 70 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 69 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 68 graduates a year

Common questions

Chemical Engineering graduates earn a median of $79,157 in their first year, the most of 28 Louisiana Tech University 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