Which Louisiana computer science program has the lowest debt?

University of New Orleans reports the lowest median federal debt, $16,604, with first-year pay of $69,204.

How much do computer science graduates earn in Louisiana?

The median across 9 Louisiana computer science bachelor's programs is $60,714 in the first year after graduating and $82,299 five years after.

How many computer science bachelor's programs are in Louisiana?

9 Louisiana programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 8 of them also report federal debt.

Computer Science (Bachelor's) Programs in Louisiana, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

9 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Computer Science

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Louisiana computer science bachelor's program pays its graduates $60,714 in their first year, $9,686 less than the national median. Tulane University of Louisiana reports the highest first-year pay ($90,828), and University of New Orleans the lowest median debt ($16,604).

Median first-year pay$60,714National $70,400

Median pay after 5 years$82,299National $105,613

Median federal debt$22,850National $23,308

Debt-to-earnings37%National 34%

All 9 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans · private nonprofit	$90,828	Not reported	$19,000	21%
2	University of New OrleansNew Orleans · public	$69,204	$79,956	$16,604	24%
3	Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston · public	$68,023	Not reported	$22,875	34%
4	UL LafayetteLafayette · public	$62,452	$93,766	$23,000	37%
5	UL MonroeMonroe · public	$60,714	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
6	LSU ShreveportShreveport · public	$60,259	$75,776	$28,992	48%
7	LSUBaton Rouge · public	$58,697	$86,213	$21,562	37%
8	Southeastern Louisiana UniversityHammond · public	$57,961	$84,641	$22,824	39%
9	Southern UniversityBaton Rouge · public	$45,907	Not reported	$30,250	66%

UL Monroe reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Louisiana computer science 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 the 8 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

University of New Orleans$16,604
Tulane University of Louisiana$19,000
LSU$21,562
Southeastern Louisiana University$22,824
Louisiana Tech University$22,875

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to computer science, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Software Developers

$102,800

Median pay in Louisiana. 4,080 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 10% from 2025 to 2035, with about 95,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $66,350Top 10%: $151,780

Computer and Information Systems Managers

$127,500

Median pay in Louisiana. 2,860 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 16% from 2025 to 2035, with about 53,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $80,390Top 10%: $200,870

Data Scientists

$78,760

Median pay in Louisiana. 1,300 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $53,050Top 10%: $128,210

Information Security Analysts

$92,990

Median pay in Louisiana. 720 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 14,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $66,660Top 10%: $139,190

Common questions

Tulane University of Louisiana in New Orleans reports the highest median first-year pay, $90,828. Its median federal debt is $19,000.

Computer Science (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked331 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the computer science bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024