10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$243,510at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
Southern University at New Orleans
New Orleans, LA · 11 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 10 · Federal debt reported for 7
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Negative payoff
−$243,510 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
Not availableTime to earn back the modeled cost
−102%Estimated return after 10 years
$44,573Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
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.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $11,337 housing and food allowance plus $6,167 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price−$184,270
$8,000Annual price−$216,270
$15,000Current college-wide context−$244,270
$16,000Annual price−$248,270
$24,000Annual price−$280,270
$32,000Annual price−$312,270
$40,000Annual price−$344,270
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Most students take at least some classes online.
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
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- Historically Black college or university
DUAL-ENROLLMENT CONTEXT · 2024
1,023 high-school students took college courses.
IPEDS counts students enrolled in college credit while still in high school. A large dual-enrollment population can shape headline enrollment figures, especially at community colleges.
This is participation, not a college completion rate. It does not indicate how many students later enrolled after high school, earned a credential or entered the workforce.
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
$14,810Average net price / year
$23,905Cost of attendance
$31,000Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$329/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$44,573Median earnings · year 5 after completion
13.1%Completion rate
78.9%Admission rate
944Average SAT score
1,055Student 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 Southern University at New Orleans
What does Southern University at New Orleans cost?
Southern University at New Orleans reports an average annual net price of $14,810 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do Southern University at New Orleans graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $44,573 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Southern University at New Orleans graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $31,000. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Southern University at New Orleans worth the same?
No. The current release contains 11 field-and-degree records for Southern University at New Orleans; 10 report year-4 earnings and 7 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
3,265Students enrolled at any point
2,931Undergraduate students
334Graduate 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.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
32% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
77 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
53% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$33,281Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$38,486Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$38,442Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income54%
Middle income49%
Higher income64%
Undergraduate student composition
White2%
Black90%
Hispanic3%
Asian0%
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
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 13
$59,105Year 1
$60,961Year 5
$66,779Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 52
$42,888Year 1
$49,171Year 5
$64,318Year 10
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 26
$35,757Year 1
$49,855Year 5
$63,346Year 10
Community Organization and Advocacy.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 44
$47,243Year 1
$56,079Year 5
$63,197Year 10
Computer Programming.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$35,115Year 1
$49,855Year 5
$60,837Year 10
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 13
$44,206Year 1
$59,187Year 5
$60,387Year 10
Criminal Justice and Corrections.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 43
$49,539Year 1
$56,544Year 5
$59,307Year 10
Community Organization and Advocacy.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 44
$36,063Year 1
$51,480Year 5
$57,063Year 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
$33,307Year 1
$47,240Year 4
$44,573Year 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.
1Social Work · Master's Degree$55,1192Criminal Justice and Corrections · Master's Degree$53,7623Social Work · Bachelor's Degree$49,7094Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$47,3905Health and Medical Administrative Services · Bachelor's Degree$44,7886Criminal Justice and Corrections · Bachelor's Degree$44,7237Biology, General · Bachelor's Degree$44,3508Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Bachelor's Degree$44,226Observed 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.
1Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's Degree · $47,390 reported-2%vs same-degree national median$56,000federal debt2Social WorkBachelor's Degree · $49,709 reported-4%vs same-degree national median$42,000federal debt3Social WorkMaster's Degree · $55,119 reported-15%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt4Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's Degree · $44,226 reported-17%vs same-degree national median$55,541federal debt5Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's Degree · $44,723 reported-19%vs same-degree national median$45,149federal debt6Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's Degree · $53,762 reported-19%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
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Nunez Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,529
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $41,332
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -116%
Baton Rouge Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,474
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $44,323
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -103%
Southeastern Louisiana University
- Annual net price
- $13,154
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,649
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -84%
Delgado Community College
- Annual net price
- $9,747
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,501
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -98%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 11 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $55,119 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $53,762 | Not available | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $49,709 | $42,000 | Not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $47,390 | $56,000 | Not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $44,788 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $44,723 | $45,149 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,350 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $44,226 | $55,541 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $42,068 | $38,319 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $39,139 | $47,500 | Not reported |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $54,647 | 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.