Graduates of Grambling State University earn median 4-year earnings of $47,043, placing Grambling State University in the 8.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,690 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 24.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Grambling State University #1301 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 145 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,033, ranked #206 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 78 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $54,628, ranked #290 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 49 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,729, ranked #353 nationally in its major. Communication and Media Studies reports 38 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $43,324, ranked #262 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Grambling State University earn median 4-year earnings of $47,043, placing Grambling State University in the 8.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,690 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 24.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Grambling State University #1301 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 145 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,033, ranked #206 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 78 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $54,628, ranked #290 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 49 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,729, ranked #353 nationally in its major. Communication and Media Studies reports 38 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $43,324, ranked #262 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
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Graduates of Grambling State University earn median 4-year earnings of $47,043, placing Grambling State University in the 8.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,690 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 24.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Grambling State University #1301 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 145 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,033, ranked #206 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 78 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $54,628, ranked #290 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 49 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,729, ranked #353 nationally in its major. Communication and Media Studies reports 38 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $43,324, ranked #262 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Grambling State University's program mix is anchored in Security & Protective Services, a concentration that shapes both the institution's enrollment patterns and its graduates' early career trajectories. Security and protective services fields draw students into law enforcement, criminal justice, and public safety roles — occupations with steady regional demand in Louisiana and nationally. Across 25 programs serving roughly 670 students annually, 12 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, with Criminal Justice representing the program that combines meaningful cohort scale with the strongest aggregate earnings contribution. The most popular programs at Grambling State University include Criminal Justice, which graduates 145 students with median earnings of $44,033 four years after enrollment, and Biology, General, graduating 78 students earning $54,628 at the same horizon. Business Administration and Communication and Media Studies round out the high-enrollment tier, reflecting the institution's orientation toward applied professional fields. Among the highest-earning programs, Biology, General leads with median earnings of $54,628 four years after enrollment — Azimuth ranks it #191 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies and Business Administration follow, with graduates earning $45,159 and $44,729 respectively at the four-year mark, per the how Azimuth evaluates programs methodology. The program mix at Grambling State University reflects a public-service and applied-professional orientation, with Business accounting for 14% of graduates, Education representing 7%, and Social Sciences contributing 3%. Many of these pathways — particularly in criminal justice, education, and health-adjacent fields — are local-labor-market programs where graduates typically enter regional public-sector and community-service roles rather than high-mobility national career tracks. The provides context for how these program families align with broader labor-market trends.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Grambling State University earn median 4-year earnings of $47,043, placing Grambling State University in the 8.8 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $8,690 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 24.2 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Grambling State University #1301 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Criminal Justice and Corrections reports 145 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,033, ranked #206 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 78 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $54,628, ranked #290 nationally in its major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 49 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $44,729, ranked #353 nationally in its major. Communication and Media Studies reports 38 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $43,324, ranked #262 nationally in its major.
