Nicholls State University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Azimuth places the return pillar at the 31st 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 $51,767, in the 23rd percentile.

That is $5,534 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $1,863 less than the model expects for similar students.

That places the gap at the 48th percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $1,251.

The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $3,114. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $413.

The earnings scenarios show a wide spread: the upside of $73,840 is well above the downside of $42,914. These are earnings scenarios, not observed groups of graduates.

At the upper end, Nursing graduates earn a median of $79,428 four years after completion, from 135 degrees awarded. Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians follows at $74,167, with 15 degrees awarded. Accounting graduates earn $66,499, from 37 degrees awarded.

An estimated 29.3% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings cover completers who are working and not enrolled, those continuing their education are outside that earnings snapshot.

Nursing is the standout for earnings among the largest programs at Nicholls State University, with a median of $79,428 four years after completion. It is also the second-largest program, awarding 135 degrees a year.

The largest program, Business Administration and Management, awards 142 degrees and reports a more moderate median of $54,927. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies and Psychology sit at the lower end of the range, at $43,992 and $43,011 respectively.

A smaller technical program, Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians, reaches $74,167 from just 15 degrees awarded. The spread between that figure and the more moderate earnings of the largest programs shows how much field of study matters for outcomes here.

Nicholls State University awards bachelor's degrees across 19 fields with published earnings data. Business accounts for 24.8% of degrees awarded, and Health Professions follows at 23.1%.

The two families together make up nearly half of all bachelor's degrees. The largest single program is Business Administration and Management, at 142 degrees a year, with median earnings of $54,927 four years after completion.

Nursing is nearly as large, awarding 135 degrees, and its completers earn a median of $79,428 four years after completion — the highest figure among the university's programs. The best-paid programs outside of nursing are much smaller.

Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians awards 15 degrees a year and its completers earn $74,167, the only program here to exceed the national median for its field. Accounting and Management Information Systems and Services follow, with earnings of $66,499 and $65,635 from 37 and 30 degrees a year respectively.