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Best Value Degrees in Louisiana (2026)

Top 100 of 338 programs in Louisiana · Updated 2026

The best college programs in Louisiana, ranked by overall value. We scored 338 programs across Louisiana schools on earnings, AI resilience, job demand, and tuition ROI. The top programs average $59,551/yr in graduate earnings.

Programs in LA

338

Avg Earnings (Top 100)

$59,551/yr

Avg DW Score

70/100

#1 Program

Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration

University of Louisiana at Monroe

Top Programs in Louisiana

Top 100 programs by DegreeWorth Score. Click any row for full analysis.

#	Program	DW Score	Earnings	AI Risk	ROI
1	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of Louisiana at Monroe · Monroe, LA	88 85–88	$75,828/yr	High	23.0x
2	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Northwestern State University of Louisiana · Natchitoches, LA	87 84–87	$74,935/yr	High	22.4x
3	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	87 84–87	$80,416/yr	High	20.0x
4	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Nicholls State University · Thibodaux, LA	86 83–86	$78,065/yr	High	22.3x
5	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	86 83–86	$73,910/yr	High	22.8x
6	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Southern University and A & M College · Baton Rouge, LA	86 83–86	$79,871/yr	High	19.5x
7	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA	85 82–85	$77,239/yr	High	20.3x
8	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	83 79–84	$59,150/yr	Very High	18.0x
9	Computer Science University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	83 76–84	$69,204/yr	Very High	20.8x
10	Computer Science University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	83 76–85	$62,452/yr	Very High	21.5x
11	Computer Science Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	82 75–83	$57,961/yr	Very High	24.3x
12	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Chamberlain University-Louisiana · Jefferson, LA	82 79–82	$83,188/yr	High	10.8x
13	Finance and Financial Management Services Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	81 78–82	$54,408/yr	Very High	17.3x
14	Construction Management Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	81 78–81	$66,934/yr	High	19.1x
15	Computer Science Louisiana State University-Shreveport · Shreveport, LA	81 74–83	$60,259/yr	Very High	24.9x
16	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Dillard University · New Orleans, LA	80 77–80	$86,585/yr	High	9.0x
17	Computer Science Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	80 73–81	$58,697/yr	Very High	17.0x
18	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Louisiana Christian University · Pineville, LA	80 77–80	$80,263/yr	High	9.9x
19	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University · Baton Rouge, LA	80 77–80	$76,607/yr	High	11.4x
20	Accounting and Related Services Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	79 76–81	$56,910/yr	Very High	16.0x
21	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration University of Holy Cross · New Orleans, LA	79 77–79	$70,806/yr	High	11.2x
22	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Louisiana State University-Alexandria · Alexandria, LA	78 75–78	$82,919/yr	High	28.4x
23	Mechanical Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	75 72–77	$75,311/yr	Very High	20.8x
24	Electrical University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	75 71–76	$76,191/yr	Very High	22.4x
25	Chemical Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	74 72–76	$74,786/yr	High	22.3x
26	Electrical Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	74 71–76	$77,238/yr	Very High	20.3x
27	International Business Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	74 68–74	$49,890/yr	Very High	16.7x
28	Electrical University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	74 70–75	$78,215/yr	Very High	22.7x
29	Accounting and Related Services University of Louisiana at Monroe · Monroe, LA	74 72–76	$47,974/yr	Very High	17.3x
30	Mechanical Engineering Southern University and A & M College · Baton Rouge, LA	74 71–76	$75,001/yr	Very High	21.3x
31	Finance and Financial Management Services Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA	74 72–76	$77,806/yr	Very High	3.2x
32	Mechanical Engineering Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	73 70–74	$70,372/yr	Very High	20.4x
33	Finance and Financial Management Services Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	73 73–74	$42,018/yr	Very High	18.2x
34	Mechanical Engineering University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	73 71–75	$68,968/yr	Very High	23.1x
35	Computer/Information Technology Administration Herzing University-New Orleans · Metairie, LA	73 67–75	$57,229/yr	Very High	12.1x
36	Civil Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	72 70–73	$67,552/yr	High	17.4x
37	Engineering, General McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA	72 70–73	$75,566/yr	High	28.4x
38	Accounting and Related Services Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	72 69–73	$47,395/yr	Very High	16.7x
39	Chemical Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	72 70–73	$63,886/yr	High	23.3x
40	Civil Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	72 70–73	$69,177/yr	High	18.4x
41	Mechanical Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	72 70–73	$63,812/yr	Very High	20.7x
42	Computer Science Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	71 65–72	$68,023/yr	Very High	15.8x
43	Finance and Financial Management Services Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	71 73–72	$40,704/yr	Very High	20.7x
44	Computer Programming Herzing University-New Orleans · Metairie, LA	71 64–73	$50,242/yr	Very High	14.4x
45	Computer Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	70 64–72	$78,915/yr	Very High	15.5x
46	Accounting and Related Services Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	70 68–71	$44,846/yr	Very High	14.7x
47	Civil Engineering University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	70 69–72	$65,119/yr	High	19.3x
48	Computer Science University of Louisiana at Monroe · Monroe, LA	70 63–71	$60,714/yr	Very High	15.5x
49	Construction Management University of Louisiana at Monroe · Monroe, LA	70 68–71	$71,915/yr	High	18.6x
50	Computer and Information Sciences, General Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	69 63–70	$55,786/yr	Very High	15.7x
51	Quality Control Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	69 66–69	$55,514/yr	High	24.1x
52	Business Administration Herzing University-New Orleans · Metairie, LA	69 63–70	$52,469/yr	High	11.3x
53	Accounting and Related Services Herzing University-New Orleans · Metairie, LA	69 66–71	$49,538/yr	Very High	10.7x
54	Accounting and Related Services University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	68 66–70	$46,458/yr	Very High	12.9x
55	Business Administration Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA	68 62–68	$61,089/yr	High	3.0x
56	Petroleum Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	67 65–68	$56,605/yr	High	18.6x
57	Business Administration Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	67 62–68	$41,232/yr	High	13.6x
58	Teacher Education Louisiana State University-Shreveport · Shreveport, LA	67 70–67	$48,717/yr	High	14.9x
59	Petroleum Engineering University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	67 65–68	$49,781/yr	High	25.5x
60	Criminal Justice and Corrections Herzing University-New Orleans · Metairie, LA	67 60–68	$67,229/yr	Moderate	10.9x
61	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	66 63–66	$76,998/yr	High	—
62	Accounting and Related Services Louisiana State University-Shreveport · Shreveport, LA	66 70–66	$37,466/yr	Very High	22.5x
63	Accounting and Related Services McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA	66 64–68	$46,774/yr	Very High	14.0x
64	Accounting and Related Services University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	66 67–67	$41,540/yr	Very High	15.3x
65	Allied Health Diagnostic University of Louisiana at Monroe · Monroe, LA	66 66–66	$50,006/yr	Moderate	16.3x
66	Teacher Education Northwestern State University of Louisiana · Natchitoches, LA	66 68–67	$46,458/yr	High	13.3x
67	Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Southern University Law Center · Baton Rouge, LA	66 63–66	$79,871/yr	High	—
68	Business Administration Louisiana State University-Shreveport · Shreveport, LA	65 60–66	$43,321/yr	High	16.9x
69	Finance and Financial Management Services McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA	65 63–66	$49,216/yr	Very High	12.6x
70	Allied Health Diagnostic Northwestern State University of Louisiana · Natchitoches, LA	65 65–65	$58,627/yr	Moderate	14.9x
71	Engineering Technology, General Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	65 62–66	$54,464/yr	High	26.3x
72	Computer and Information Sciences, General University of Louisiana at Lafayette · Lafayette, LA	65 65–66	$40,583/yr	Very High	15.1x
73	Teacher Education University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	64 68–65	$47,905/yr	High	12.1x
74	Dental Support Services University of Louisiana at Monroe · Monroe, LA	64 63–64	$60,188/yr	Moderate	16.3x
75	Teacher Education Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	64 65–65	$47,684/yr	High	12.7x
76	Business Administration McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA	63 57–63	$44,262/yr	High	13.6x
77	Teacher Education Nicholls State University · Thibodaux, LA	63 67–63	$46,549/yr	High	12.7x
78	Teacher Education Northwestern State University of Louisiana · Natchitoches, LA	63 67–63	$46,908/yr	High	12.0x
79	Computer Science Tulane University of Louisiana · New Orleans, LA	63 56–64	$90,828/yr	Very High	2.5x
80	Teacher Education Louisiana State University-Alexandria · Alexandria, LA	62 70–63	$40,820/yr	High	16.9x
81	Landscape Architecture Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	62 61–63	$60,668/yr	High	14.1x
82	Teacher Education Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	62 67–62	$45,234/yr	High	11.1x
83	Chemical Engineering Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	62 59–64	$79,157/yr	High	18.5x
84	Accounting and Related Services Northwestern State University of Louisiana · Natchitoches, LA	62 59–64	$48,895/yr	Very High	11.2x
85	Allied Health Diagnostic University of Holy Cross · New Orleans, LA	62 62–62	$54,241/yr	Moderate	9.5x
86	Teacher Education Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	62 67–63	$46,201/yr	High	12.5x
87	Accounting and Related Services Southern University and A & M College · Baton Rouge, LA	62 63–64	$42,524/yr	Very High	12.4x
88	Teacher Education Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	61 66–62	$45,957/yr	High	9.6x
89	Electrical Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	61 57–62	$71,994/yr	Very High	16.8x
90	Business Administration Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	61 56–62	$42,099/yr	High	12.0x
91	Management Information Systems and Services Louisiana Tech University · Ruston, LA	61 54–63	$47,843/yr	Very High	15.9x
92	Teacher Education McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA	61 66–61	$44,225/yr	High	12.4x
93	Allied Health Diagnostic McNeese State University · Lake Charles, LA	61 60–61	$57,964/yr	Moderate	13.3x
94	Business Administration University of New Orleans · New Orleans, LA	61 56–62	$38,299/yr	High	14.1x
95	Business Administration Nicholls State University · Thibodaux, LA	61 56–62	$41,860/yr	High	14.0x
96	Industrial Production Technologies Northwestern State University of Louisiana · Natchitoches, LA	61 61–62	$45,639/yr	Moderate	20.2x
97	Environmental Health Engineering Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College · Baton Rouge, LA	60 58–61	$59,237/yr	Very High	12.8x
98	Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians Nicholls State University · Thibodaux, LA	60 60–60	$52,842/yr	Moderate	20.9x
99	Accounting and Related Services Nicholls State University · Thibodaux, LA	60 60–61	$42,434/yr	Very High	13.1x
100	Industrial Production Technologies Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA	60 60–61	$47,453/yr	Moderate	19.1x

Methodology

This ranking includes the top 100 programs at Louisiana colleges and universities, drawn from 338 total programs with earnings data. Programs are ranked by DegreeWorth Score (0–100), which combines graduate earnings, AI automation resilience, job market demand, and tuition ROI.

Only in-state tuition is used for ROI calculations. Earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best college program in Louisiana?

By DegreeWorth Score, Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration at University of Louisiana at Monroe ranks #1 in Louisiana with a score of 88/100 and graduate earnings of $75,828/yr.

How many college programs are in Louisiana?

Our database includes 338 programs across Louisiana colleges with reported earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.