Graduates of Southeastern Louisiana University earn median 4-year earnings of $50,215, placing Southeastern Louisiana University in the 10.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $125 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 58.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Southeastern Louisiana University #1061 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 211 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,621, ranked #311 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 189 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $42,692, ranked #167 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 162 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $77,367, ranked #275 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 121 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,951, ranked #307 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Southeastern Louisiana University earn median 4-year earnings of $50,215, placing Southeastern Louisiana University in the 10.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $125 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 58.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Southeastern Louisiana University #1061 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 211 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,621, ranked #311 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 189 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $42,692, ranked #167 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 162 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $77,367, ranked #275 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 121 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,951, ranked #307 nationally in its major.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
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Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $22,113 in debt with typical earnings.
Graduates of Southeastern Louisiana University earn median 4-year earnings of $50,215, placing Southeastern Louisiana University in the 10.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $125 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 58.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Southeastern Louisiana University #1061 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 211 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,621, ranked #311 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 189 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $42,692, ranked #167 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 162 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $77,367, ranked #275 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 121 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,951, ranked #307 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Southeastern Louisiana University's program mix is anchored in Business, with meaningful enrollment across health, education, and general studies fields — a signature typical of regional public universities serving local workforce pipelines. Business accounts for 21% of graduates, followed by Education at 6% and Arts at 4%, reflecting a broad, applied-professional orientation across 34 programs serving roughly 1,867 students annually. The program with the strongest combination of scale and earnings is Nursing, which anchors the institution's economic output by pairing meaningful cohort size with competitive four-year earnings. Among the most popular programs, Business Administration program graduates 211 students with median earnings of $51,621 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #273 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. General Studies and Nursing are also among the largest programs by graduate count, reflecting the university's strength in applied and professional fields that feed directly into regional labor markets. The highest-earning programs at Southeastern Louisiana University cluster in technical and applied-professional fields. Nursing leads with median earnings of $77,367 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks it #272 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Accounting and Digital Marketing follow with median earnings of $59,067 and $53,477 respectively, both representing high-mobility, direct-to-workforce pathways where four-year earnings closely reflect labor-market outcomes. The supply and demand for college graduates provides broader context for how these program families align with regional and national hiring trends.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Southeastern Louisiana University earn median 4-year earnings of $50,215, placing Southeastern Louisiana University in the 10.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $125 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 58.8 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Southeastern Louisiana University #1061 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Business Administration, Management and Operations reports 211 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $51,621, ranked #311 nationally in its major. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities reports 189 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $42,692, ranked #167 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 162 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $77,367, ranked #275 nationally in its major. Biology, General reports 121 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $49,951, ranked #307 nationally in its major.
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