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Master's · Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Is Public Administration at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College worth it?

Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.

The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans

Pays back in time: graduates typically recover the cost in about 3.8 years.

Earnings 1 year after graduating
$65,239
Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Earnings 4 years after graduating
$77,374
Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
Typical federal debt at graduation
$30,758
NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
$33k (likely $33k – $33k)
AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
Earnings bump, year 4
$21k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in LA
2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
Payback
3.8 years (likely 2.4–7.3)
Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
10-year net return
$31k (likely −$90k – $166k)
Today's dollars
20-year net return
$317k (likely $40k – $613k)
Today's dollars

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