Which Nicholls State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

Mining and Petroleum Technology graduates leave with a median of $19,125 in federal loans, the lowest among 17 Nicholls State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Nicholls State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,149 a year, and $9,242 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,947 a year.

How many Nicholls State programs report graduate pay?

17 bachelor's programs and one associate's program at Nicholls State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Nicholls State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Nicholls State University
Public university
Thibodaux, LA
4,737 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

17 Nicholls State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($78,065), and English the least ($22,030). The median program pays $31,195. Nicholls State also has one associate's program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$8,149Per year. Out-of-state $9,242

Average net price after aid$12,947Per year

Graduation rate54%Within 6 years

Admission rate91%Of applicants

All 17 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	NursingAbout 146 graduates a year	$78,065	$76,027	$25,631	6th of 13
2	Mining and Petroleum TechnologyAbout 4 graduates a year	$52,842	$71,690	$19,125	1st of 1
3	Teacher EducationAbout 35 graduates a year	$46,549	$44,812	$22,692	4th of 11
4	Management Information SystemsAbout 22 graduates a year	$44,153	$66,793	$26,875	2nd of 2
5	AccountingAbout 28 graduates a year	$42,434	$46,209	$23,410	9th of 11
6	Business AdministrationAbout 108 graduates a year	$41,860	$49,085	$26,000	5th of 16
7	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 19 graduates a year	$33,877	Not reported	$20,966	1st of 5
8	MarketingAbout 21 graduates a year	$33,229	$50,378	$23,025	8th of 11
9	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 112 graduates a year	$31,195	$41,545	$27,000	7th of 7
10	SociologyAbout 11 graduates a year	$30,583	$39,634	$26,074	1st of 5
11	CommunicationsAbout 23 graduates a year	$29,508	$30,372	$25,000	5th of 11
12	Family and Consumer SciencesGraduates a year not reported	$29,163	$42,620	$31,125	2nd of 4
13	Health SciencesAbout 121 graduates a year	$28,062	$50,821	$22,336	3rd of 3
14	PsychologyAbout 79 graduates a year	$24,055	$41,452	$23,250	11th of 15
15	BiologyAbout 48 graduates a year	$23,672	$50,054	$22,187	11th of 14
16	Culinary ArtsAbout 32 graduates a year	$23,038	$38,417	$26,063	1st of 1
17	EnglishAbout 25 graduates a year	$22,030	$36,865	$27,625	5th of 7

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

One more bachelor's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn'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
Mining and Petroleum TechnologyAbout 34 graduates a year	$63,555	$75,285	$18,848	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$78,065
Mining and Petroleum Technology$52,842
Teacher Education$46,549
Management Information Systems$44,153
Accounting$42,434

Lowest median debt

Mining and Petroleum Technology$19,125
Fine and Studio Arts$20,966
Biology$22,187
Health Sciences$22,336
Teacher Education$22,692

Largest programs

NursingAbout 146 graduates a year
Health SciencesAbout 121 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 112 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 108 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 79 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $78,065 in their first year, the most of 17 Nicholls State 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