Public · Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Southern University and A & M College: cost, debt and earnings by major
25 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $18,631
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 28%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- 35%
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 5,519
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $28,750
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 17%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $18,614 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $16,350 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $18,195 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $23,454 |
| $110,000+ | $26,328 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Bachelor's programs (18)
- Mechanical Engineering$92,969
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$86,838
- Civil Engineering$68,016
- Computer Science$58,951
- Marketing$56,097
- Accounting and Related Services$53,159
- Social Work$52,217
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$51,611
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$50,616
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$49,609
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$48,716
- Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General$48,596
- Communication and Media Studies$48,264
- Biology, General$44,880
- Sociology$43,844
- Psychology, General$41,901
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$41,311
- Political Science and Government$37,995 (1 yr)
Master's programs (6)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$120,049
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$73,081
- Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$64,924
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$56,111
- Public Administration$55,482
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology$49,918
First professional programs (1)
- Law$67,462