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Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA · Public · 5,519 students · mostly bachelor degrees
44th-cheapest of 97 Louisiana colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$13,606
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$25,431
Graduation rate
43%
Admission rate
93%
Median graduate earnings
$47,021
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$25,000
Average SAT
1088
Median ACT
19
Pell grant recipients
35%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
73 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree70 grads/yr$111,536Clinical Nurse Leader · Bachelor's Degree293 grads/yr$86,608Terrorism and Counterterrorism Operations · Master's Degree9 grads/yr$81,715Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree98 grads/yr$76,710Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Bachelor's Degree9 grads/yr$74,209Health and Wellness, General · Bachelor's Degree12 grads/yr$67,765Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Bachelor's Degree64 grads/yr$66,559Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$63,928Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Master's Degree8 grads/yr$62,268Accounting · Bachelor's Degree38 grads/yr$60,861Education/Teaching of Individuals with Orthopedic and Other Physical Health Impairments · Master's Degree9 grads/yr$58,603Biology/Biological Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree100 grads/yr$55,452Public/Applied History · Bachelor's Degree11 grads/yr$55,115Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree25 grads/yr$53,800Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Master's Degree17 grads/yr$53,469Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Master's Degree50 grads/yr$52,689Business Administration and Management, General · Bachelor's Degree91 grads/yr$51,927Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Bachelor's Degree28 grads/yr$51,722Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education · Bachelor's Degree10 grads/yr$51,672College Student Counseling and Personnel Services · Master's Degree20 grads/yr$50,650General Studies · Bachelor's Degree144 grads/yr$47,652Social Work · Bachelor's Degree53 grads/yr$47,296Psychology, General · Bachelor's Degree113 grads/yr$44,492Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Bachelor's Degree46 grads/yr$44,267Hospitality Administration/Management, General · Bachelor's Degree23 grads/yr$44,227
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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