Louisiana Tech University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Azimuth places the return pillar for Louisiana Tech University at the 55th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $61,520, which is in the 56th percentile nationally.

That median is $4,219 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $260 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level, placing the gap at the 54th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $6,947. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $7,207.

Program choice opens a wide range: the earnings scenarios run from $42,050 on the downside to $90,791 on the upside. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.

At the upper end, Engineering graduates earn $105,080 four years after completion, and Electrical Engineering graduates earn $99,526. The largest program, Biology, sits closer to the institutional median at $59,671.

An estimated 28.1% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, so those continuing their education are outside that snapshot.

The highest-earning programs at Louisiana Tech University are concentrated in engineering, but the best nationally ranked programs span a wider set of fields. Architecture and Related Services holds an Azimuth national rank of #2 within its field and awards 39 degrees a year, with median earnings of $53,731 four years after completion.

Mechanical Engineering is both large and well-ranked, with 83 degrees awarded, median earnings of $92,457, and an Azimuth national rank of #128 within its field. Computer Science awards 50 degrees and posts median earnings of $96,365; Azimuth ranks it #137 nationally.

At the more moderate-earning end, Psychology reports $37,473 from 64 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national rank of #343 within its field. The dollar range between the highest- and lowest-earning programs shown here is wide, so a student's field of study coincides with a large difference in early-career earnings.

Louisiana Tech University awards degrees heavily in business and engineering, with Business at 20.8% and Engineering at 14.9%. Azimuth ranks 23 bachelor's programs nationally, and the strongest standing belongs to Architecture and Related Services, at #2 and #1 in Louisiana.

The program awarded 39 degrees, and its completers earned $53,731 four years after finishing. Biology is the largest program at 132 degrees a year, ranked #147 nationally, with completers earning $59,671 four years out.

Mechanical Engineering follows at 83 degrees and $92,457 in median earnings, ranked #128 nationally. Computer Science is ranked #137 nationally, with 50 degrees awarded and completers earning $96,365 four years out.