Which Southeastern Louisiana University major has the lowest debt?

Finance graduates leave with a median of $15,438 in federal loans, the lowest among 27 Southeastern Louisiana University bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Southeastern Louisiana University cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $8,373 a year, and $20,851 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,154 a year.

How many Southeastern Louisiana University programs report graduate pay?

27 bachelor's programs at Southeastern Louisiana University report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Southeastern Louisiana University Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public university
Hammond, LA
9,514 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

27 Southeastern Louisiana University bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($73,910), and Psychology the least ($20,870). The median program pays $35,024.

In-state tuition and fees$8,373Per year. Out-of-state $20,851

Average net price after aid$13,154Per year

Graduation rate45%Within 6 years

Admission rate99%Of applicants

All 27 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 147 graduates a year	$73,910	$79,720	$26,500	12th of 13
2	Computer ScienceAbout 33 graduates a year	$57,961	$84,641	$22,824	8th of 9
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 23 graduates a year	$55,786	Not reported	$22,952	1st of 2
4	Quality Control and Safety TechnologyAbout 22 graduates a year	$55,514	$84,219	$23,455	1st of 1
5	Engineering TechnologyAbout 31 graduates a year	$54,464	$91,458	$27,732	1st of 2
6	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 22 graduates a year	$47,684	$45,766	$25,250	1st of 5
7	Industrial TechnologyAbout 31 graduates a year	$47,453	$67,391	$20,625	1st of 3
8	AccountingAbout 78 graduates a year	$47,395	$59,218	$21,250	4th of 11
9	Teacher EducationAbout 81 graduates a year	$46,201	$45,093	$26,013	5th of 11
10	MusicAbout 11 graduates a year	$41,404	$39,983	$30,745	1st of 4
11	FinanceAbout 27 graduates a year	$40,704	$72,607	$15,438	5th of 7
12	MarketingAbout 99 graduates a year	$40,650	$48,688	$21,500	4th of 11
13	Business AdministrationAbout 207 graduates a year	$38,696	$50,366	$24,250	8th of 16
14	Criminal JusticeAbout 67 graduates a year	$35,024	$49,202	$25,000	4th of 10
15	Public HealthAbout 49 graduates a year	$34,751	$51,724	$26,500	2nd of 2
16	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 188 graduates a year	$33,705	$44,723	$26,541	4th of 9
17	HistoryAbout 32 graduates a year	$31,798	$39,143	$24,073	2nd of 3
18	EnglishAbout 26 graduates a year	$31,136	$32,986	$22,250	1st of 7
19	BiologyAbout 111 graduates a year	$30,865	$47,728	$20,062	3rd of 14
20	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 102 graduates a year	$30,315	$45,147	$25,000	3rd of 7
21	CommunicationsAbout 43 graduates a year	$30,207	$44,689	$21,660	4th of 11
22	Family and Consumer SciencesAbout 41 graduates a year	$27,399	$39,129	$25,401	3rd of 4
23	Political ScienceAbout 13 graduates a year	$26,992	$31,962	$26,499	5th of 7
24	Social WorkAbout 47 graduates a year	$26,388	$45,263	$29,072	5th of 5
25	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 44 graduates a year	$26,032	$54,789	$24,542	1st of 4
26	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 40 graduates a year	$23,405	$35,458	$24,250	3rd of 5
27	PsychologyAbout 118 graduates a year	$20,870	$40,001	$24,784	15th of 15

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.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$73,910
Computer Science$57,961
Computer and Information Science$55,786
Quality Control and Safety Technology$55,514
Engineering Technology$54,464

Lowest median debt

Finance$15,438
Biology$20,062
Industrial Technology$20,625
Accounting$21,250
Marketing$21,500

Largest programs

Business AdministrationAbout 207 graduates a year
Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 188 graduates a year
NursingAbout 147 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 118 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 111 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $73,910 in their first year, the most of 27 Southeastern Louisiana 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