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Southern University Law Center
Baton Rouge, LA · 26 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 24 · Federal debt reported for 19
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
$48,941Observed earnings · year 5
Not availableHighest annual price before payoff reaches $0
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What do you want to understand?
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.
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
- Historically Black college or university · Land-grant institution
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
$29,251Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$310/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$48,941Median earnings · year 5 after completion
Not availableCompletion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
607Student 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 Law Center
What does Southern University Law Center cost?
The current federal record does not provide a reliable average net price for Southern University Law Center.
What do Southern University Law Center graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $48,941 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do Southern University Law Center graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $29,251. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at Southern University Law Center worth the same?
No. The current release contains 26 field-and-degree records for Southern University Law Center; 24 report year-4 earnings and 19 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.
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
Pell receipt not reportedMedian Parent PLUS debt
1,144 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
54% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$40,191Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$45,559Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$56,879Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income54%
Middle income51%
Higher income52%
Undergraduate student composition
White0%
Black95%
Hispanic1%
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.
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
$40,903Year 1
$54,666Year 4
$48,941Year 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.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$120,0492Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$92,9693Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Bachelor's Degree$86,8384Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$73,0815Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$68,0166Law · First Professional Degree$67,4627Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$64,9248Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$58,951Observed 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.
1Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's Degree · $92,969 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$29,500federal debt2Social WorkBachelor's Degree · $52,217 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$32,634federal debt3Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $48,596 reported+0%vs same-degree national median$39,100federal debt4Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingMaster's Degree · $120,049 reported-0%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's Degree · $86,838 reported-2%vs same-degree national median$39,678federal debt6Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's Degree · $64,924 reported-3%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal 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.
Shreveport, LA
Louisiana State University-Shreveport
- Annual net price
- $7,022
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,851
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -77%
Louisiana State University at Alexandria
- Annual net price
- $7,065
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $46,752
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -92%
SOWELA Technical Community College
- Annual net price
- $7,525
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,889
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Louisiana State University-Eunice
- Annual net price
- $10,421
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,390
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -80%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing all 26 field-and-degree records in the current release.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $120,049 | Not available | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $92,969 | $29,500 | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $86,838 | $39,678 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $73,081 | Not available | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $68,016 | $32,162 | Not reported |
| Law | First Professional Degree | $67,462 | Not available | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $64,924 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $58,951 | $30,250 | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $56,111 | Not available | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $56,097 | $29,750 | Not reported |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $55,482 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $53,159 | $30,750 | Not reported |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,217 | $32,634 | Not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,611 | $37,250 | Not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $50,616 | $43,250 | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Master's Degree | $49,918 | Not available | Not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $49,609 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $48,716 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,596 | $39,100 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $48,264 | $31,000 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,880 | $33,000 | Not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,844 | $33,906 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $41,901 | $35,000 | Not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions | Bachelor's Degree | $41,311 | $38,000 | Not reported |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $28,250 | Not reported |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,000 | 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.