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McNeese State University
Lake Charles, LA · Public · 5,005 students · mostly bachelor degrees
31st-cheapest of 97 Louisiana colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$12,493
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$22,810
Graduation rate
47%
Admission rate
78%
Median graduate earnings
$46,453
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$23,000
Average SAT
1087
Median ACT
22
Pell grant recipients
35%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
69 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$120,313Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree32 grads/yr$107,319Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree131 grads/yr$85,928Psychology, General · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$79,341Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree38 grads/yr$74,948Accounting · Bachelor's Degree35 grads/yr$67,331Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree33 grads/yr$64,834Finance, General · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$62,705Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree93 grads/yr$60,532Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree$60,170Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$60,071Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$59,792Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree22 grads/yr$59,777Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree70 grads/yr$51,257Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree2 grads/yr$48,679Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree24 grads/yr$48,195Sociology, General · Bachelor's Degree29 grads/yr$47,592Communication, General · Bachelor's Degree26 grads/yr$47,166Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree44 grads/yr$46,223General Studies · Bachelor's Degree156 grads/yr$45,669General Studies · Associate's Degree58 grads/yr$45,658Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Bachelor's Degree20 grads/yr$44,589Agriculture, General · Bachelor's Degree50 grads/yr$43,901English Language and Literature, General · Bachelor's Degree16 grads/yr$43,828Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree58 grads/yr$37,416
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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