Southeastern Louisiana University Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Fine and Studio Arts
- Public university
- Hammond, LA
- About 40 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Southeastern Louisiana University fine and studio arts graduates earn about what fine and studio arts graduates earn nationally, $23,405 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $24,250 in federal loans, close to the national median of $25,402. Two other 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 fine and studio arts bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Southeastern Louisiana University graduates earn less than the national figure and about $3,002 less than the Louisiana median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Louisiana fine and studio arts 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 51% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $257 a month, or 13.2% 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.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
96% of graduates (46 of 48) were working in Louisiana one year after graduating. Prices in the Hammond area are about 16% below the national average, so a $23,405 salary here buys what about $27,711 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to fine and studio arts, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$59,850Median pay in Louisiana. 15,210 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Property Appraisers and Assessors
$62,910Median pay in Louisiana. 600 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 5,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Art Directors
$83,640Median pay in Louisiana. 160 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 12,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Photographers
$36,830Median pay in Louisiana. 510 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to shrink 1% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,700 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.
About Southeastern Louisiana University
Fine and Studio Arts ranks 26th of 27 bachelor's programs at Southeastern Louisiana University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($73,910), Computer Science ($57,961), and Computer and Information Science ($55,786).
Other fine and studio arts bachelor's programs near Hammond
Common questions
The median graduate earns $23,405 one year after graduating and $35,458 five years after. The median across fine and studio arts bachelor's programs in Louisiana is $23,405.
The median federal loan balance is $24,250, which ranks 4th lowest of 5 fine and studio arts bachelor's programs in Louisiana. That works out to about $257 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 104% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 97%. Compare the cost with other Louisiana programs before deciding.
Most do. 96% (46 of 48) 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 fine and studio arts 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