Bachelor's · New Orleans, Louisiana
Is History at University of New Orleans worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 5.2 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $32,886
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $49,748
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $33k (likely $33k – $46k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $14k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in LA
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 5.2 years (likely 3.1–11.0)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$70k (likely −$164k – $51k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $121k (likely −$89k – $386k)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 38%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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Other majors at University of New Orleans
- Engineering Science (Master's)$114,412
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$99,548
- Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering (Bachelor's)$95,630
- Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's)$91,435
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$85,215
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$83,470
- Civil Engineering (Bachelor's)$80,704
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's)$65,853
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$63,152
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$61,863
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's)$61,526
- Hospitality Administration/Management (Master's)$59,573
History at other schools in Louisiana
- Northwestern State University of Louisiana$55,115
- Nicholls State University$50,107
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College$48,454
- Southeastern Louisiana University$45,161
- Louisiana Tech University$45,142
- University of Louisiana at Monroe$38,974
- Tulane University of Louisiana$27,637