How much do Communication Disorders Sciences and Services master's degree graduates from University of Louisiana at Lafayette earn?

The reported median is $60,861 four years after completion.

How much federal debt do graduates of this program have?

Federal debt is not reported for this cohort.

Is this program above or below similar programs?

Reported year-four earnings are 9% below the national median for the same field and degree level.

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Communication Disorders Sciences and Services master's degree at University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Lafayette, LA · Public

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are close to similar programs.

$6,169 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings: Not available
Highest price with a positive payoff: $34,305 / year
Modeled 10-year payoff: Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data: College-wide context only

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

+31%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$47,527 → $62,191

Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

23Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

38Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

Not availableBorrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

Not availableRecent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential

NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

61Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment

15Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers

Not reportedPell Grant recipients2024–25 program count

36Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count

38Graduates not recorded as employedHistorical federal cohort, three years after completion

Preliminary federal earnings benchmark$51,545Informational preview, not a final accountability result

Observed year-4 earnings$60,861$9,316 above the preliminary benchmark

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

GRADUATE-DEGREE BASELINE

$60,861 vs. $58,928

$1,933 above the national bachelor’s median in the same field.

Comparison basis220 bachelor’s program records

This is a cross-cohort benchmark, not the salary increase caused by earning this graduate credential. Your current earnings remain the correct baseline for personal ROI.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$13,530

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$60,861

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

ADDITIONAL WORKFORCE PROGRAM REPORTS

1 related offering reported to the Department of Labor

These provider-reported records add named prices, completion and employment context where available. They describe a separate workforce-program cohort and may include non-degree training, so they are not blended into the College Scorecard earnings or DegreeVerdict ROI.

Bachelor of Arts · CIP 51.0204

Speech Pathology and Audiology

Reported price: $67,255
Completion: Not reported
Employed in Q2: Not reported
Q2 quarterly earnings: Not available

This program provides in-person instruction only.

Program year 2022. Quarterly earnings are not annual salary. Suppressed values appear as “Not reported.” Source: U.S. Department of Labor TrainingProviderResults.gov. Showing 1 of 1 related records.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$13,530Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$24,884Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATE87.0%Institution context

COMPLETION RATE52.6%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$47,527Year 1

$60,861Year 4

$62,191Year 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$5,072

Estimated loan paymentNot available

Not availableborrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$60,861 vs. $67,030

$6,169 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$125,130 median wageLA estimate · 2,250 jobs · 25-1071$78,980–$178,500 middle 50% of LA wages+17.9% projected U.S. growth · 24,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeAudiologists$75,200 median wageLA estimate · 140 jobs · 29-1181$65,430–$95,870 middle 50% of LA wages+11.0% projected U.S. growth · 600 openings/yrTypical entry: Doctoral or professional degreeSpeech-Language Pathologists$69,610 median wageLA estimate · 3,000 jobs · 29-1127$60,790–$90,660 middle 50% of LA wages+16.6% projected U.S. growth · 12,500 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degree

CENSUS EMPLOYMENT DESTINATIONS

Where graduates work five years later

The leading industries employing graduates in this college, broad field and credential group.

Health Care and Social Assistance

about 65.9%

Educational Services

about 26.6%

Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services

about 3.0%

Other Services (except Public Administration)

about 0.7%

Retail Trade

about 0.7%

Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Ruston, LA

Louisiana Tech University

$359 higher earnings · $1,666 lower annual net price

Earnings: $61,220
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $11,864

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Monroe, LA

University of Louisiana at Monroe

$205 higher earnings · $64 lower annual net price

Earnings: $61,066
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: $13,466

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New Orleans, LA

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans

$10,243 higher earnings

Earnings: $71,104
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: Not available

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Shreveport, LA

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport

$4,124 higher earnings

Earnings: $64,985
Debt: Not available
Annual net price: Not available

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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

38 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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