Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $50,215, which sits at the 18th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. That is $7,086 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Azimuth places the return pillar in the 28th percentile. Graduates earn about $919 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.
That puts the gap at the 52nd percentile. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $9,567. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $10,486.
Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of Southeastern Louisiana University who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $50,215. That is $7,086 below the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).
That median falls at the 18th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, drawn from an earnings cohort of 2,214 completers. Graduates earn about $919 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level.
That outcome is at the 52nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Estimated earnings scenarios from the program mix run from $40,681 on the downside to $72,490 on the upside, with the typical outcome matching that median.
An estimated 27.0% of graduates continue to graduate study, based on the program mix.
The median earnings for federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled are $50,215 measured four years after completion. That places Southeastern Louisiana University at the 18th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
When compared with the peer median of $57,301 for comparable institutions (same type and size), the university's result sits $7,086 below that benchmark. Among nonprofit four-year institutions, Azimuth ranks Southeastern Louisiana University #1,057 for return.
Graduates earn about $919 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. This outcome falls at the 52nd percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions.
The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $9,567. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $10,486.
Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $792. Bachelor's degrees cluster in business, health professions and liberal arts fields, and they also include technology and science programs among the degree offerings at the university.
Estimated from the program mix, the downside earnings scenario reaches $40,681 and the upside scenario reaches $72,490 for the same population. An estimated 27.0% of graduates continue on to graduate study, based on the current program mix.
The earnings scenarios show a spread from $40,681 on the downside to $72,490 on the upside, with $50,215 as the typical scenario. These are scenarios estimated from the program mix, not observed groups of graduates.
At the higher end, Computer and Information Sciences graduates earn $92,615 four years after completion, from 25 degrees awarded. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians follows at $83,039, and Nursing at $77,367.
The published cost of attendance at Southeastern Louisiana University is $23,604, and aid covers about 44% of that for the average aid recipient. Borrowers who finish carry a median of $22,113 in federal student loans.
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $251 a month if repaid over ten years. Parents who borrow hold a separate median of $10,611 in Parent PLUS loans.
Graduates earn about $919 less than the model expects for similar students, effectively at the expected level. The median debt sits above the $21,229 median for comparable institutions (same type and size).