Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana · Also known as LSUHSC; LSUHSC-NO; LSUMC; LSU Medical Center; LSU Health Sciences Center; LSU Health Sciences Center at New Orleans · Website
$78,495
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$78,495
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans is a public 4-year college in New Orleans, Louisiana with 862 undergraduates and 1,888 graduate students. Former students earn a median $78,495 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$78,495
Rank 211 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 35%
- Students with federal loans
- 55%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 862
- Graduate students
- 1,888
- Part-time students
- 9.6%
- Women
- 87%
- Students per teacher
- 3
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 37
- Endowment
- $41.6M
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 211 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 94 in Louisiana (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | LA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $14,810 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,181 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 78% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 57% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 71% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $13,136 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $74,290 | $27,631 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $78,495 | $32,992 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 81% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 92% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
37 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 236 | $21,395 | $76,998 | $81,519 | $88,910 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 196 | $190,588 | $60,253 | $102,862 | $112,460 |
| DentistryProfessional | Professional | 77 | $225,325 | $130,531 | $189,321 | $170,812 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingProfessional | Professional | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public HealthMaster's | Master's | 42 | $50,334 | $51,389 | $59,016 | $82,751 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 39 | $55,615 | $64,175 | $67,775 | $71,416 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $15,000 | $59,772 | $67,665 | $68,061 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 35 | $69,841 | $107,558 | $127,503 | $127,347 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsProfessional | Professional | 30 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $17,745 | $61,067 | $65,640 | $75,975 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | $51,987 | $71,104 | $67,030 |
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral SciencesMaster's | Master's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | $74,205 | $71,726 | $70,786 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and ServicesProfessional | Professional | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | $134,633 | $191,694 | $170,420 | $138,131 |
| Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $93,640 |
| Pharmacology and ToxicologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational BiologyMaster's | Master's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $110,121 |
| Public HealthOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,683 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $61,982 |
| Public HealthDoctoral | Doctoral | 2 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $108,962 |
| Biology, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,830 |
| GeneticsDoctoral | Doctoral | 1 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
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Questions and answers
How much do Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans graduates earn?
$78,495 a year is the median pay of former Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans students who work, 10 years after they started ($74,290 after 6 years). That ranks 211 of 5,094 US colleges and 2 of 94 in Louisiana. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Dental Residency/Fellowship Programs (Professional) at $229,117.
How much student debt do Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 55% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (236 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (196 professional graduates), Dentistry (77 professional graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 37 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.