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Southeastern Louisiana University Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Southeastern Louisiana University?

The highest-earning programs at Southeastern Louisiana University are concentrated in technical and health fields, and they are not the largest programs by degrees awarded. Computer and Information Sciences leads with median earnings of $92,615 four years after completion, from 25 degrees awarded.

Azimuth ranks it #118 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians and Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians follow, with medians of $83,039 and $76,401 respectively.

Azimuth ranks them #4 and #21 nationally, and both are the top-ranked programs in their fields in Louisiana. The largest program, Business Administration and Management, awards 211 degrees a year and posts a median of $51,621.

Nursing, the third largest at 162 degrees, earns considerably more at $77,367. The earnings picture is mixed: the highest-paying fields are small, while the largest programs sit at more moderate levels.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Business400 · 21.4%
  • Health professions284 · 15.2%
  • Liberal arts189 · 10.1%
  • Biological sciences121 · 6.5%
  • Education116 · 6.2%
  • Other757 · 40.5%

34 of 34 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Computer and Information Sciences, General 25 degrees awarded
$92,615
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians 34 degrees awarded
$83,039
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing 162 degrees awarded
$77,367
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians 37 degrees awarded
$76,401
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General 24 degrees awarded
$74,785
Computer Science 22 degrees awarded
$72,410

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Computer and Information Sciences, General25$92,615#118
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians34$83,039#4
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing162$77,367#272
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians37$76,401#21
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General24$74,785#17
Computer Science22$72,410—
Finance and Financial Management Services25$62,917#191
Accounting and Related Services83$59,067#249
Marketing81$53,477#188
Business Administration, Management and Operations211$51,621#309
Biology, General121$49,951#296
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness111$48,719#178
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods95$47,405#151
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas21$47,307#132
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services45$46,061#141
Communication and Media Studies39$46,051#229
Public Health51$45,401#101
Criminal Justice and Corrections83$45,393#197
History34$45,161#235
Social Work44$43,291#197
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities189$42,692#164
Fine and Studio Arts61$40,307#140
English Language and Literature, General small degree count18$39,235—
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General60$38,514#24
Psychology, General98$37,998#340
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services small degree count7Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count10Too few graduates to report—
Physics small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count11Too few graduates to report—
Music small degree count15Too few graduates to report—
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions small degree count10Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Southeastern Louisiana University?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Business Administration, Management and Operations
211
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
189
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
162
Biology, General
121
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
111
Psychology, General
98
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
95
Criminal Justice and Corrections
83
Accounting and Related Services
83
Marketing
81

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Southeastern Louisiana University majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians#4
  2. Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General#17
  3. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians#21
  4. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General#24
  5. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Included by program size#164
  6. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#178
  7. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Included by program size#272
  8. Biology, General Included by program size#296
  9. Business Administration, Management and Operations Included by program size#309
  10. Psychology, General Included by program size#340

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

Program-level outcomes at Southeastern Louisiana University range widely. The program mix includes 25 programs with published earnings data, and 23 of those carry an Azimuth national rank.

Azimuth ranks programs by four-year earnings among federally aided completers, debt, and cohort size, not by reputation. The largest family is Business, at 21.4% of degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 15.2% and Liberal Arts & General Studies at 10.1%.

Award counts reflect degrees conferred in one academic year, not distinct students. Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians ranks #4 nationally in its field, with graduates earning $83,039 four years after completion.

Completers of Computer and Information Sciences earn the most among published programs four years after completion, at $92,615, ranked #118 nationally and #1 in Louisiana. Program earnings cover federally aided completers.

Business Administration and Management, the largest single program, awards 211 degrees a year and ranks #309 nationally with a median of $51,621 four years after completion.

Data & methodology

Sources and reporting periods: methodology.

Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.

Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.

Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.