by our College Data Analytics TeamFind out more about how Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College ranks, how diverse it is, what majors it offers, and other essential facts below.
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College awards degrees and credentials ranging from bachelor’s degrees up to its highest offering, the doctor’s degree - research/scholarship and professional practice.
| Degree Level | Offered |
|---|---|
| Certificate | — |
| Associate | — |
| Bachelor’s | ✓ |
| Master’s | ✓ |
| Doctorate | ✓ |
Completions: 10,800 undergraduate · 5,596 graduate (16,396 total)
The most popular majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College, measured by the number of graduates, are listed below.
| Most Popular Majors | Graduates |
|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,198 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | 470 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | 442 |
| Biology, General. | 374 |
| Social Work. | 372 |
Among Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College programs with salary data, these majors lead on average graduate earnings.
| Highest-Paying Majors | Average Salary |
|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering. | $80,305 |
| Petroleum Engineering. | $75,560 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | $74,032 |
| Computer Engineering. | $72,214 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | $70,811 |
The majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College are organized below by area of study, with graduates, average salary, and specializations for each.
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 8,198 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. ↳ Management Science. |
442 | $51,461 |
| Construction Management. ↳ Construction Management, General. |
314 | $66,860 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. ↳ Business Administration and Management, General. |
239 | $41,354 |
| Marketing. ↳ Marketing/Marketing Management, General. |
224 | $36,694 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. ↳ Human Resources Development. |
218 | NA |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. ↳ Finance, General. |
162 | $47,725 |
| Accounting and Related Services. ↳ Accounting. |
153 | $54,849 |
| International Business. ↳ International Business/Trade/Commerce. |
32 | $39,643 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. ↳ Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies. |
28 | NA |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | 23 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. ↳ Physical Education Teaching and Coaching. · Music Teacher Education. · Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other. |
470 | $28,650 |
| Education, General. | 85 | $38,721 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. ↳ Elementary Education and Teaching. · Early Childhood Education and Teaching. · Secondary Education and Teaching. |
70 | $42,114 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. ↳ Educational Leadership and Administration, General. · Urban Education and Leadership. |
28 | NA |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. ↳ Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services. |
16 | NA |
| Education, Other. | 13 | NA |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | 12 | NA |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. ↳ Educational/Instructional Technology. |
12 | NA |
| Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. ↳ Learning Sciences. |
1 | NA |
| Special Education and Teaching. ↳ Special Education and Teaching, General. |
1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mechanical Engineering. | 161 | $70,811 |
| Civil Engineering. ↳ Civil Engineering, General. |
105 | $59,301 |
| Chemical Engineering. | 79 | $80,305 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. ↳ Electrical and Electronics Engineering. |
72 | $74,032 |
| Construction Engineering. | 68 | NA |
| Industrial Engineering. | 60 | $60,658 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. ↳ Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering. |
52 | $38,002 |
| Petroleum Engineering. | 32 | $75,560 |
| Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. | 26 | $56,737 |
| Computer Engineering. ↳ Computer Engineering, General. |
18 | $72,214 |
| Engineering Science. | 9 | NA |
| Agricultural Engineering. | 4 | NA |
| Materials Engineering. | 3 | NA |
| Ocean Engineering. | 3 | NA |
| Biological/Biosystems Engineering. | 3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. ↳ Biology/Biological Sciences, General. |
374 | $18,374 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. ↳ Biochemistry. |
62 | NA |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. ↳ Microbiology, General. |
31 | NA |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. ↳ Entomology. |
8 | NA |
| Botany/Plant Biology. ↳ Plant Pathology/Phytopathology. |
4 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Political Science and Government. ↳ Political Science and Government, General. |
220 | $27,401 |
| Sociology. ↳ Sociology, General. |
168 | $26,621 |
| Anthropology. ↳ Anthropology, General. |
43 | $27,166 |
| Geography and Cartography. ↳ Geography. · Geographic Information Science and Cartography. |
23 | $44,642 |
| Economics. ↳ Economics, General. · Econometrics and Quantitative Economics. |
22 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Social Work. | 372 | $39,032 |
| Public Administration. | 39 | $49,869 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication, General. ↳ Mass Communication/Media Studies. · Speech Communication and Rhetoric. · Communication and Media Studies, Other. |
368 | $35,258 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. ↳ Communication Management and Strategic Communications. |
14 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Fine and Studio Arts. ↳ Fine/Studio Arts, General. · Art History, Criticism and Conservation. |
151 | $24,197 |
| Music. ↳ Music Performance, General. · Music, General. |
87 | $29,121 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. ↳ Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General. |
45 | $20,309 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. ↳ Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other. · Cinematography and Film/Video Production. |
37 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Medicine. | 110 | NA |
| Animal Sciences. ↳ Animal Sciences, General. |
107 | $24,323 |
| Agricultural Public Services. ↳ Agricultural and Extension Education Services. |
32 | NA |
| Agricultural Business and Management. ↳ Agricultural Business and Management, General. |
29 | NA |
| Plant Sciences. ↳ Plant Sciences, General. |
19 | NA |
| Agricultural Production Operations. ↳ Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture. |
12 | NA |
| Food Science and Technology. ↳ Food Science. |
9 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 316 | $24,967 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. ↳ Sport and Fitness Administration/Management. |
274 | $27,971 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. ↳ Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. |
154 | $35,523 |
| Nutrition Sciences. | 46 | $25,359 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | 41 | $22,919 |
| Data Analytics. ↳ Business Analytics. |
16 | NA |
| Geography and Environmental Studies. | 7 | NA |
| MULTI/INTERDISCIPLINARY STUDIES. ↳ Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. |
6 | NA |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 1 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Library Science and Administration. ↳ Library and Information Science. · Archives/Archival Administration. · Children and Youth Library Services. |
268 | $40,917 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Law. | 206 | $53,429 |
| Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies. ↳ Tax Law/Taxation. · Advanced Legal Research/Studies, General. · Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources Law. |
41 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Computer Science. | 185 | $54,915 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. ↳ Information Technology. |
30 | NA |
| Computer Software and Media Applications. ↳ Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation. |
7 | NA |
| Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. ↳ Cloud Computing. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. ↳ Oceanography, Chemical and Physical. · Geology/Earth Science, General. · Geophysics and Seismology. |
89 | $37,819 |
| Chemistry. ↳ Chemistry, General. |
60 | $53,433 |
| Physics. ↳ Physics, General. |
30 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. ↳ Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist. |
107 | $33,347 |
| Medical Clinical Sciences/Graduate Medical Studies. ↳ Medical Science/Scientist. |
13 | NA |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. ↳ Athletic Training/Trainer. |
8 | NA |
| Public Health. ↳ Health/Medical Physics. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. ↳ Environmental Science. · Natural Resources/Conservation, General. |
56 | $42,687 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. ↳ Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General. |
56 | $26,922 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Architectural Sciences and Technology. ↳ Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology. |
48 | NA |
| Interior Architecture. | 37 | $37,464 |
| Landscape Architecture. | 26 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| English Language and Literature, General. | 88 | $32,598 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. ↳ Creative Writing. |
6 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Apparel and Textiles. ↳ Apparel and Textiles, General. |
48 | $27,917 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. ↳ Human Development and Family Studies, General. |
38 | NA |
| Housing and Human Environments. ↳ Facilities Planning and Management. |
7 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Mathematics. ↳ Mathematics, General. |
78 | $44,779 |
| Statistics. ↳ Statistics, General. |
10 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| History. ↳ History, General. |
86 | $29,242 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. ↳ Spanish Language and Literature. · French Language and Literature. |
27 | $26,375 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. ↳ Comparative Literature. |
3 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Philosophy. | 26 | $25,175 |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. ↳ Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies. |
18 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. ↳ African-American/Black Studies. |
2 | NA |
| Major | Graduates | Average Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Security Science and Technology. ↳ Geospatial Intelligence. |
1 | NA |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
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