Which UL Lafayette major has the lowest debt?

History graduates leave with a median of $14,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 32 UL Lafayette bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UL Lafayette cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,418 a year, and $24,146 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $13,530 a year.

How many UL Lafayette programs report graduate pay?

35 bachelor's programs at UL Lafayette report first-year pay, and 32 of them also report federal debt.

UL Lafayette Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Public university
Lafayette, LA
12,428 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

35 UL Lafayette bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($80,416), and Music the least ($13,479). The median program pays $34,434.

In-state tuition and fees$10,418Per year. Out-of-state $24,146

Average net price after aid$13,530Per year

Graduation rate53%Within 6 years

Admission rate87%Of applicants

All 35 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 326 graduates a year	$80,416	$87,367	$27,000	3rd of 13
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 27 graduates a year	$76,191	$97,461	$25,750	3rd of 4
3	Civil EngineeringAbout 32 graduates a year	$69,177	$80,744	$27,500	1st of 5
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 34 graduates a year	$63,886	$101,365	$22,000	3rd of 3
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 96 graduates a year	$63,812	$90,611	$22,175	5th of 5
6	Computer ScienceAbout 64 graduates a year	$62,452	$93,766	$23,000	4th of 9
7	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 20 graduates a year	$49,781	$110,398	$22,806	2nd of 2
8	AccountingAbout 41 graduates a year	$46,458	$57,942	$23,240	6th of 11
9	Industrial TechnologyAbout 13 graduates a year	$45,756	$68,385	$23,125	2nd of 3
10	Teacher EducationAbout 90 graduates a year	$44,154	$44,770	$24,502	9th of 11
11	ChemistryAbout 20 graduates a year	$42,715	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 2
12	MathematicsAbout 11 graduates a year	$42,475	Not reported	$24,200	3rd of 3
13	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 49 graduates a year	$40,583	$67,136	$25,945	2nd of 2
14	FinanceAbout 70 graduates a year	$40,495	$50,908	$26,400	6th of 7
15	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 37 graduates a year	$38,098	$51,465	$26,949	2nd of 2
16	Criminal JusticeAbout 49 graduates a year	$35,872	$40,154	$23,557	3rd of 10
17	MarketingAbout 58 graduates a year	$34,778	$50,941	$24,000	7th of 11
18	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 32 graduates a year	$34,434	$38,270	$26,000	2nd of 3
19	Business AdministrationAbout 117 graduates a year	$32,301	$49,147	$23,250	14th of 16
20	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 335 graduates a year	$31,419	$41,481	$27,000	7th of 9
21	CommunicationsAbout 15 graduates a year	$30,772	$45,071	$27,000	3rd of 11
22	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 55 graduates a year	$29,094	$37,104	$28,250	3rd of 6
23	Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 121 graduates a year	$28,746	$48,548	$26,000	3rd of 5
24	Hospitality ManagementAbout 7 graduates a year	$28,587	$37,855	Not reported	2nd of 3
25	Political ScienceAbout 34 graduates a year	$28,518	$50,048	$22,063	4th of 7
26	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 12 graduates a year	$28,206	Not reported	$20,416	2nd of 2
27	SociologyAbout 16 graduates a year	$26,306	$36,661	$24,250	5th of 5
28	EnglishAbout 22 graduates a year	$25,271	$47,658	$25,340	3rd of 7
29	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 32 graduates a year	$23,150	$31,342	$26,000	5th of 5
30	PsychologyAbout 136 graduates a year	$22,696	$45,269	$25,000	13th of 15
31	HistoryAbout 12 graduates a year	$21,750	$44,299	$14,500	3rd of 3
32	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 63 graduates a year	$18,766	$41,971	$24,725	3rd of 4
33	BiologyAbout 103 graduates a year	$18,690	$57,937	$21,500	13th of 14
34	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 8 graduates a year	$16,871	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 1
35	MusicAbout 33 graduates a year	$13,479	Not reported	$25,115	4th of 4

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$80,416
Electrical Engineering$76,191
Civil Engineering$69,177
Chemical Engineering$63,886
Mechanical Engineering$63,812

Lowest median debt

History$14,500
Design and Applied Arts$20,416
Biology$21,500
Chemical Engineering$22,000
Political Science$22,063

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 335 graduates a year
NursingAbout 326 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 136 graduates a year
Subject-Area Teacher EducationAbout 121 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 117 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $80,416 in their first year, the most of 35 UL Lafayette 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