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Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · 13 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 13 · Federal debt reported for 3
Based onFederal evidence is incompleteEstimateNot enough data
Estimated 10-year payoff
Price unavailable
Payoff needs a reliable price
Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
Not availableEstimated return after 10 years
$78,671Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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No payoff curve is shown.
Observed year-5 earnings are available, but the current federal record does not provide a usable institution-wide average net price.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students study without distance-education courses.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Not reported
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Louisiana run 12% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
Not availableAverage net price / year
Not availableCost of attendance
$19,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$207/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$78,671Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
862Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
What does Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans cost?
The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans.
What do Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $78,671 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $19,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans worth the same?
No. The current release contains 13 field-and-degree records for Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans; 13 report year-4 earnings and 3 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
3,143Students enrolled at any point
1,049Undergraduate students
2,094Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Completion rate not reported
79% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
33 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
79% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$75,702Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$83,326Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$75,466Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income79%
Middle income77%
Higher income87%
Undergraduate student composition
White54%
Black21%
Hispanic11%
Asian8%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Doctoral, professional practice · Broad federal field 51
$75,927Year 1
$127,912Year 5
$293,642Year 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Doctoral, research/scholarship · Broad federal field 26
$61,121Year 1
$76,015Year 5
$139,604Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$69,451Year 1
$95,383Year 5
$108,475Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Doctoral, research/scholarship · Broad federal field 51
$95,189Year 1
$105,162Year 5
$99,994Year 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 26
$39,731Year 1
$62,818Year 5
$96,791Year 10
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 51
$72,016Year 1
$75,129Year 5
$87,202Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$73,490Year 1
$81,234Year 4
$78,671Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Dentistry · First Professional Degree$189,3212Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Doctoral Degree$170,4203Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Master's Degree$127,5034Medicine · First Professional Degree$102,8625Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Doctoral Degree$82,4176Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$81,5197Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions · Doctoral Degree$80,1878Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Bachelor's Degree$71,726Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral Degree · $170,420 reported+23%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2DentistryFirst Professional Degree · $189,321 reported+11%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree · $71,104 reported+6%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · $71,726 reported+1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's Degree · $127,503 reported+0%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's Degree · $67,665 reported-1%vs same-degree national median$25,000federal debt
Comparable colleges in LA
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
Ruston, LA
Louisiana Tech University
- Annual net price
- $11,864
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,389
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -46%
SOWELA Technical Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,525
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,889
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College
- Annual net price
- $19,151
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,498
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -28%
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
- Annual net price
- $7,022
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,851
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -77%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 13 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dentistry | First Professional Degree | $189,321 | Not available | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $170,420 | Not available | 72 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $127,503 | Not available | Not reported |
| Medicine | First Professional Degree | $102,862 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Doctoral Degree | $82,417 | Not available | 7 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $81,519 | $29,750 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Doctoral Degree | $80,187 | Not available | 33 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $71,726 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $71,104 | Not available | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Master's Degree | $67,775 | Not available | 0 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $67,665 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $65,640 | $38,689 | Not reported |
| Public Health | Master's Degree | $59,016 | Not available | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.