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Bachelor's · Natchitoches, Louisiana

Is Information Science/Studies at Northwestern State University of Louisiana worth it?

Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 2.5 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$63,738
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$68,666
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$20,849
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Net cost to graduate, all families
$54k (likely $54k – $73k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$33k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in LA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
2.5 years (likely 1.9–3.6)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
$103k (likely $4k – $207k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$467k (likely $278k – $686k)
Today's dollars
Odds of finishing (school-wide)
44%
Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

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💻 Getting ready in high school

Students heading toward computers & coding majors like this one often take these classes. Every school offers a different mix, so check with your counselor.

AP classes

  • AP Computer Science Principles
  • AP Computer Science A
  • AP Precalculus
  • AP Calculus AB or BC

IB Higher Level

  • Computer Science HL
  • Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches HL

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