Number of Programs with Completers

The following table summarizes the offered degrees and programs with number of programs and number of completers.
By degrees/certificates, 4,946 Bachelor's, 1,821 Master's, 321 Doctorate (research), 298 Doctorate (professional), 92 Post-BS Certificate, and 263 Post-MS Certificate were awareded by LSU.
Number of ProgramsNumber of Online ProgramsNumber of Completers
Bachelor's74124,946
Master's81161,821
Doctorate (research)560321
Doctorate (professional)20298
Post-BS Certificate4292
Post-MS Certificate2911263
Total246417,741

Best Major Programs (Ranked in U.S. Colleges)

The following table shows the best programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College based on earning after completing the program by degree types.
BachelorMaster
Bachelor Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Chemical Engineering$75,600
Mechanical Engineering$69,400
Electrical and Electronics Engineering$67,600
Construction Management$65,400
Civil Engineering$59,900
Master Program - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyMedian Earning after Graduation
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching$41,500
Business Administration and Management$35,100
Speech Communication and Rhetoric$33,200

Popular Programs with Most Completers

The following table lists the popular programs at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College based on number of completers for each offered programs in 2022-2023.
Bachelor'sPost-graduateMaster'sDoctorate

Major Programs by Offered Degree

The follwing tabs shows all major programs offered at LSU by awared level. You can check online avaiability, number of completers, and average earning after graduation for each major by expanding the major program.
Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorate (Research)Doctorate (Practice)Post-Bachelor'sPost-Master's
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 178 completers-
Agricultural Business and Management✕37-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕16-
Animal Sciences✕105$28,200
Plant Sciences✕20-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 67 completers$36,000
Environmental Science✕9-
Natural Resources Management and Policy✕58$24,500
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 94 completers-
Architecture✕40$45,900
Interior Architecture✕35$40,200
Landscape Architecture✕19$51,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies ✕ 1 completers-
African-American/Black Studies✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✔ (1 completers) 333 completers$34,800
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕45$34,800
Mass Communication/Media Studies✔288-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 141 completers-
Computer Science✕141$51,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 439 completers$38,000
Learning Sciences✔0-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕0$41,300
Elementary Education and Teaching✕48-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕25-
Music Teacher Education✕18-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕348-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 577 completers-
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering✕60$33,000
Chemical Engineering✕82$75,600
Civil Engineering✕108$59,900
Computer Engineering✕22-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕68$67,600
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering✕35-
Mechanical Engineering✕103$69,400
Petroleum Engineering✕45$52,500
Industrial Engineering✕54-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 22 completers-
French Language and Literature✕11$31,000
Spanish Language and Literature✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 100 completers$28,200
Human Development and Family Studies✕44-
Apparel and Textiles✕56-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 74 completers$25,900
English Language and Literature✕74$25,900
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✕ 9 completers$26,100
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕9$26,100
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 399 completers$23,300
Biology/Biological Sciences✕334$23,300
Biochemistry✕50-
Microbiology✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 38 completers$42,300
Mathematics✕38$42,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✔ (2 completers) 234 completers-
Nutrition Sciences✕48$28,000
International/Global Studies✕35$23,800
Business Analytics✔0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✔151$29,700
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✔ (1 completers) 164 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✔164-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 16 completers$24,800
Philosophy✕16$24,800
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 75 completers-
Chemistry✕23$44,300
Geology/Earth Science✕11$38,100
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕24-
Physics✕17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✔ (1 completers) 199 completers$29,200
Psychology✔199$29,200
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 35 completers-
Social Work✕35$38,300
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 333 completers-
Anthropology✕16$25,900
Economics✕15-
Geography✕12-
Political Science and Government✕141$29,500
Sociology✔149$29,600
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 181 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕39$21,900
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕5-
Film/Video and Photographic Arts (other)✕17-
Fine/Studio Arts✕89-
Music✕12$29,100
Music Performance✕19-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 100 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕91-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (5 completers) 1,079 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔221$41,000
Accounting✕108$55,200
Business/Managerial Economics✕23-
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies✕6-
Finance✕148$55,200
Human Resources Development✔32-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕23$39,100
Management Science✔96$55,500
Marketing/Marketing Management✔190$38,100
Construction Management✔232$65,400
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 58 completers-
History✕58$35,100
Total4,946
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 34 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕4-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✕10-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕5-
Animal Sciences✕2-
Food Science✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (1 completers) 27 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕11-
Environmental Science✔16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Architecture ✕ 6 completers-
Architecture✕0-
Landscape Architecture✕0-
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 26 completers$33,200
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕5$33,200
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕21-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 27 completers-
Computer Science✕21-
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation✕6-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (3 completers) 222 completers-
Education✔124-
Curriculum and Instruction✕11-
Educational Leadership and Administration✔36-
Special Education and Teaching✕3-
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented✕0-
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services✕13-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕0$41,500
Elementary Education and Teaching✕4-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕14-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✔17-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (3 completers) 57 completers-
Agricultural Engineering✕1-
Chemical Engineering✕5-
Civil Engineering✔16-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕11-
Engineering Science✕3-
Mechanical Engineering✕6-
Ocean Engineering✕1-
Petroleum Engineering✕11-
Construction Engineering✔0-
Industrial Engineering✔3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 5 completers-
French Language and Literature✕2-
Spanish Language and Literature✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 11 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✕8-
Apparel and Textiles✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 12 completers-
English Language and Literature✕5-
Creative Writing✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities ✔ (1 completers) 13 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✔13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Library Science ✔ (1 completers) 91 completers-
Library and Information Science✔91-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 16 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕3-
Biochemistry✕0-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕8-
Entomology✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 16 completers-
Mathematics✕12-
Statistics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 14 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕5-
Sustainability Studies✕9-
Geography and Environmental Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies ✔ (1 completers) 28 completers-
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management✔28-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Philosophy and Religious Studies ✕ 5 completers-
Philosophy✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 35 completers-
Chemistry✕10-
Geology/Earth Science✕7-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕15-
Physics✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 18 completers-
Psychology✕18-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✔ (2 completers) 467 completers-
Public Administration✔22-
Social Work✔445-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 35 completers-
Anthropology✕10-
Economics✕0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕11-
Geography✕6-
Political Science and Government✕6-
Sociology✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 61 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕9-
Fine/Studio Arts✕14-
Art History, Criticism and Conservation✕2-
Music Performance✕36-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 47 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕35-
Athletic Training/Trainer✕0-
Medical Scientist✕8-
Health/Medical Physics✕4-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ (4 completers) 546 completers-
Business Administration and Management✔280$35,100
Accounting✕30-
Finance✕9-
Human Resources Development✔167-
Management Science✔21-
Construction Management✔39-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 2 completers-
History✕2-
Total1,821
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 29 completers-
Agricultural Economics✕1-
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture✕10-
Agricultural and Extension Education Services✕9-
Animal Sciences✕2-
Food Science✕7-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✕ 8 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕7-
Environmental Science✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 7 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕2-
Communication and Media Studies (other)✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✕ 11 completers-
Computer Science✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 31 completers-
Curriculum and Instruction✕9-
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching✕1-
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching✕5-
Education (other)✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 60 completers-
Chemical Engineering✕8-
Civil Engineering✕14-
Electrical and Electronics Engineering✕15-
Engineering Science✕8-
Mechanical Engineering✕10-
Petroleum Engineering✕2-
Construction Engineering✕1-
Industrial Engineering✕1-
Biological/Biosystems Engineering✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics ✕ 2 completers-
Comparative Literature✕0-
French Language and Literature✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Apparel and Textiles✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
English Language and Literature ✕ 8 completers-
English Language and Literature✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Biological and Biomedical Sciences ✕ 17 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕11-
Biochemistry✕1-
Plant Pathology/Phytopathology✕2-
Entomology✕3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 14 completers-
Mathematics✕14-
Statistics✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Geography and Environmental Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 39 completers-
Chemistry✕18-
Geology/Earth Science✕2-
Oceanography, Chemical and Physical✕6-
Physics✕13-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Psychology ✕ 15 completers-
Psychology✕15-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Human Services ✕ 1 completers-
Social Work✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 23 completers-
Anthropology✕0-
Economics✕0-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕2-
Geography✕4-
Political Science and Government✕6-
Sociology✕11-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Visual and Performing Arts ✕ 24 completers-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕2-
Music✕6-
Music Performance✕16-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✕ 11 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕2-
Medical Scientist✕9-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✕ 13 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕8-
Accounting✕4-
Human Resources Development✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
History ✕ 7 completers-
History✕7-
Total321
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 98 completers-
Veterinary Medicine✕98-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies ✕ 200 completers-
Law✕200-
Total298
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✕ 0 completers-
Secondary Education and Teaching✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✕ 0 completers-
Petroleum Engineering✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✔ (1 completers) 0 completers-
Facilities Planning and Management✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 92 completers-
Construction Management✔92-
Total92
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture ✕ 8 completers-
Veterinary Sciences/Veterinary Clinical Sciences✕8-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation ✔ (1 completers) 9 completers-
Environmental Science✔9-
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism ✕ 12 completers-
Communication Management and Strategic Communications✕12-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences ✔ (2 completers) 24 completers-
Information Technology✔24-
Cloud Computing✔0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Education ✔ (1 completers) 29 completers-
Education✕13-
Urban Education and Leadership✕3-
Educational/Instructional Technology✔8-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching✕3-
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (other)✕2-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering ✔ (2 completers) 5 completers-
Transportation and Highway Engineering✔0-
Materials Engineering✕4-
Systems Engineering✔1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies ✕ 0 completers-
Human Development and Family Studies✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies ✕ 37 completers-
Advanced Legal Research/Studies✕12-
Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law✕25-
Tax Law/Taxation✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Library Science ✔ (2 completers) 56 completers-
Children and Youth Library Services✔11-
Archives/Archival Administration✔45-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Mathematics and Statistics ✕ 1 completers-
Mathematics✕1-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Physical Sciences ✕ 0 completers-
Atmospheric Chemistry and Climatology✕0-
Geophysics and Seismology✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting ✕ 0 completers-
Geospatial Intelligence✕0-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Social Sciences ✕ 12 completers-
Econometrics and Quantitative Economics✕7-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕5-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences ✔ (1 completers) 3 completers-
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)✔3-
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Business ✔ 67 completers-
Human Resources Development✔1-
Management Science✔66-
Total263