Graduate earnings are in line with similar institutions.
What graduates earn 10 years after enrollment.
Annual salary at 10 years
Lower quartile earnings
Upper quartile earnings
How graduate earnings grow in the decade after enrollment.
Graduate earnings at Southeastern Louisiana University follow a steady upward trajectory over the early career period. Median earnings begin at $37,124 six years after enrollment, advance to $42,305 at eight years, and reach $46,482 at ten years, representing 25.2% growth between the six-year and ten-year measurement points.
How outcomes compare to similar institutions.
Graduate earnings fall below the peer average for similar institutions.
Financial justification for the investment.
Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $22,113 in debt with typical earnings.
Student debt levels at Southeastern Louisiana University remain manageable relative to post-graduation earnings and peer institutions. Median debt reaches $22,113, slightly above the peer median of $21,105, with debt spanning from $5,250 at the 25th percentile to $20,500 at the 75th percentile.
Southeastern Louisiana University demonstrates around the national average return on investment performance, ranking at the 49.4th percentile for overall return outcomes. The university generates $2,918 in earnings beyond expectations compared to similar students nationally, placing it in the 67.1st percentile for earnings uplift and above average performance.
Approximately 26.8% of graduates continue to graduate or professional study, with high confidence in this estimate based on program mix analysis. Thi...
Program mix explains much of the earnings story.
Computer Science leads earnings outcomes with $75,110 for 42 graduates, demonstrating strong return despite moderate national ranking at #156. Adult Health Nurse/Nursing produces $66,459 for a substantial cohort of 152 graduates, combining solid earnings with program scale.
Hazardous Materials Information Systems Technology achieves exceptional national ranking at #7 with $63,136 earnings, though with smaller cohort size of 31 graduates. Chemical Engineering Technology ranks #24 nationally with $59,941 outcomes for 53 graduates.
See which programs drive the strongest earnings and career trajectories
Earnings outcomes span from $29,383 at the 25th percentile to $68,123 at the 75th percentile, creating a 2.3:1 ratio that reflects meaningful variation in post-graduation pathways. Low-income graduates earn $39,500, demonstrating solid outcomes for students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and supporting the university's mobility mission.
