Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Louisiana
33 schools in Louisiana teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $31,839 at University of Louisiana at Monroe.
What this work pays in Louisiana
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Louisiana earn a median of $78,810 a year across 6,870 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe | Associate's degree | — | $31,839 (11 grads) | 25 |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | Associate's degree | $19,867 | $29,297 (221 grads) | 213 |
| Northwestern State University of Louisiana Natchitoches | Associate's degree | $19,360 | $25,580 (44 grads) | 280 |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | Associate's degree | $15,113 | $25,194 (56 grads) | 118 |
| River Parishes Community College Gonzales | Associate's degree | — | $24,562 (48 grads) | 98 |
| Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge | Associate's degree | $12,500 | $24,325 (33 grads) | 162 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever | Associate's degree | $5,250 | $24,035 (21 grads) | 56 |
| McNeese State University Lake Charles | Associate's degree | $16,705 | $24,035 (11 grads) | 64 |
| Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe | Associate's degree | $13,350 | $22,727 (31 grads) | 99 |
| South Louisiana Community College Lafayette | Associate's degree | $15,210 | $21,312 (36 grads) | 255 |
| Southern University at Shreveport Shreveport | Associate's degree | $18,875 | $20,921 (29 grads) | 54 |
| Delgado Community College New Orleans | Undergraduate certificate | $18,655 | not published | 757 |
| Louisiana State University-Eunice Eunice | Associate's degree | $11,017 | not published | 164 |
| Nunez Community College Chalmette | Associate's degree | $11,490 | not published | 43 |
| Baton Rouge Community College Baton Rouge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 741 |
| Bossier Parish Community College Bossier City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 306 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Central Louisiana Technical Community College Alexandria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Fletcher Technical Community College Schriever | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 127 |
| Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady University Baton Rouge | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Louisiana Delta Community College Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 263 |
| Louisiana State University at Alexandria Alexandria | Associate's degree | — | not published | 54 |
| Louisiana Tech University Ruston | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Nicholls State University Thibodaux | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Nicholls State University Thibodaux | Associate's degree | — | not published | 82 |
| Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 62 |
| Northshore Technical Community College Lacombe | Associate's degree | — | not published | 53 |
| Nunez Community College Chalmette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 15 |
| River Parishes Community College Gonzales | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 179 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 196 |
| SOWELA Technical Community College Lake Charles | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| South Louisiana Community College Lafayette | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 158 |
| University of Holy Cross New Orleans | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.