Which Louisiana diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

LSU Eunice reports the lowest median federal debt, $14,955, with first-year pay of $57,329.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Louisiana?

The median across 10 Louisiana diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs is $55,633 in the first year after graduating and $58,100 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) Programs in Louisiana, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions associate's programs are in Louisiana?

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

10 programs report first-year pay
8 also report federal debt
Associate's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Louisiana diagnostic and treatment professions associate's program pays its graduates $55,633 in their first year, $1,064 more than the national median. Bossier Parish Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($69,595), and LSU Eunice the lowest median debt ($14,955).

Median first-year pay$55,633National $54,570

Median pay after 5 years$58,100National $59,487

Median federal debt$19,688National $18,592

Debt-to-earnings38%National 34%

All 10 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	Bossier Parish Community CollegeBossier City · public	$69,595	Not reported	$19,101	27%
2	South Louisiana Community CollegeLafayette · public	$66,452	Not reported	$15,950	24%
3	Fletcher Technical Community CollegeSchriever · public	$65,650	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
4	Delgado Community CollegeNew Orleans · public	$57,847	$61,456	$24,500	42%
5	LSU EuniceEunice · public	$57,329	$58,100	$14,955	26%
6	Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady UniversityBaton Rouge · private nonprofit	$53,937	Not reported	$19,875	37%
7	Baton Rouge Community CollegeBaton Rouge · public	$50,625	$65,064	$19,500	39%
8	Southern University at ShreveportShreveport · public	$47,360	$37,907	$22,875	48%
9	Fortis College-Baton RougeBaton Rouge · private for-profit	$46,193	$49,382	$30,918	67%
10	LSU AlexandriaAlexandria · public	$45,894	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Fletcher Technical Community College and LSU Alexandria report pay but not debt, so they are ranked only by pay.

Debt and first-year pay at every Louisiana diagnostic and treatment professions 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

Bossier Parish Community College$69,595
South Louisiana Community College$66,452
Fletcher Technical Community College$65,650
Delgado Community College$57,847
LSU Eunice$57,329

Lowest median debt

LSU Eunice$14,955
South Louisiana Community College$15,950
Bossier Parish Community College$19,101
Baton Rouge Community College$19,500
Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University$19,875

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 diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$63,680

Median pay in Louisiana. 3,370 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $50,030Top 10%: $82,830

Emergency Medical Technicians

$35,870

Median pay in Louisiana. 2,450 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $27,390Top 10%: $46,460

Physician Assistants

$128,870

Median pay in Louisiana. 1,360 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $100,920Top 10%: $162,200

Respiratory Therapists

$75,240

Median pay in Louisiana. 2,520 people work in this job in Louisiana. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $61,520Top 10%: $91,200

Common questions

Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City reports the highest median first-year pay, $69,595. Its median federal debt is $19,101.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in the US, ranked496 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 diagnostic and treatment professions associate'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