Career outcomes brief

Southeastern Louisiana University Career Outcomes & Earnings

Updated September 30, 2026

How much do Southeastern Louisiana University graduates earn?

The reported median is $50,215 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is -$7,086 per year.

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 in the 28th percentile. Graduates earn about $919 less than 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.

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.

An estimated 27.0% 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.

Median earnings · four years after completion: $50,215
Rank for difference from expectations: 52nd percentile

Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks

Southeastern Louisiana University reported median: $50,215
Peer schools comparable schools · $7,086 above Southeastern Louisiana University: $57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $919 above Southeastern Louisiana University: $51,134

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

Earnings four years after completion

Planning rangeReported median

Lower estimate: $40,681
Median · reported: $50,215
Higher estimate: $72,490

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do Southeastern Louisiana University graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

Southeastern Louisiana University graduates’ reported earnings are $919 below that expectation, the 52nd percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending Southeastern Louisiana University caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

Which fields at Southeastern Louisiana University report the highest earnings?

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.

Business accounts for 21.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Health Professions at 15.2%. Azimuth ranks 23 programs nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The largest single program is Business Administration and Management, at 211 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks it #309 within its field, with median earnings of $51,621 four years after completion.

Computer and Information Sciences reports the highest earnings, at $92,615, with only 25 degrees awarded. Nursing, the third-largest program at 162 degrees awarded, is also among the best-paid, with median earnings of $77,367 four years after completion.

Highest reported four-year program earnings

Computer and Information Sciences, General: $92,615
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians: $83,039
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing: $77,367
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians: $76,401
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General: $74,785
Computer Science: $72,410
Finance and Financial Management Services: $62,917
Accounting and Related Services: $59,067

Explore Southeastern Louisiana University program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Earnings scenarios estimated from the program mix range from a downside of $40,681 to a typical outcome of $50,215 and an upside of $72,490. The spread reflects variation by field: Computer and Information Sciences reaches $92,615 at the high end, while Liberal Arts and General Studies, the lowest-earning among the largest programs, stands at $42,692.

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.

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.