Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

As of 2026, Louisiana Tech University offers 125 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate, Post-Graduate Certificate programs. Of that, 18 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 2,119 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2023 and June 30, 2024 at LA Tech. 1,459 students completed bachelor's programs and 374 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at LA Tech. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	2	1	86	18	68
Bachelor's	53	3	1,459	773	686
Master's	27	8	374	180	194
Doctor's	10	1	35	16	19
Post-Graduate Certificate	17	5	90	37	53
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate	16	NOT OFFERED	75	32	43

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Louisiana Tech University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Mechanical Engineering program has the highest salary ($68,905) after graduation and the Air Transportation program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $66,953 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Mechanical Engineering	$68,905	$5,742	$26,216	$278
Air Transportation	$66,953	$5,579	$20,385	$216
Finance and Financial Management Services	$50,089	$4,174	$17,500	$186
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$41,679	$3,473	$24,786	$263
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,487	$3,457	$22,375	$237
Sociology	$39,838	$3,320	-	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$34,270	$2,856	$24,750	$262
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	$32,548	$2,712	-	-
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services	$31,580	$2,632	$20,910	$222

Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$54,877	$4,573	$19,334	$205

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$95,978	$7,998	$17,100	$195
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$49,230	$4,103	$39,967	$455
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$42,799	$3,567	$45,417	$517
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$41,383	$3,449	$22,395	$255

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Louisiana Tech University.

At the school, the Business Administration and Management Master program has the most completers of 128 and the Biology/Biological Sciences Bachelor program has the second most completers of 98 students.

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	77	13	64
General Studies	9	5	4

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Biology/Biological Sciences	98	29	69
Computer Science	88	73	15
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	77	34	43
Mechanical Engineering	73	58	15
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	70	30	40
Business Administration and Management	62	32	30
Marketing/Marketing Management	62	28	34
Psychology	61	17	44
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	55	51	4
Finance	50	35	15

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	128	71	57
Accounting	33	11	22
Computer Science	31	21	10
Engineering	25	20	5
Engineering/Industrial Management	23	19	4
Architecture	19	9	10
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	13	-	13
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	12	6	6
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	11	2	9
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	11	4	7

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Engineering	13	10	3
Educational Leadership and Administration	4	-	4
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	4	3	1
Counseling Psychology	3	2	1
Mathematics and Computer Science	3	1	2
Business Administration and Management	2	-	2
Biological and Physical Sciences	1	-	1
Engineering/Industrial Management	1	-	1
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	1	-	1

Popular 1-Year Cert. Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	24	4	20
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	10	9	1
Surveying Technology/Surveying	8	8	-
Computer and Information Sciences	7	4	3
Forensic Psychology	7	-	7
Industrial Engineering	7	3	4
Game and Interactive Media Design	6	1	5
Geography (other)	4	2	2
Health and Wellness	2	1	1

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agricultural Business and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Animal Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Architecture program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Forestry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Architecture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Interior Architecture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Architecture and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Communication and Media Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Computer and Information Sciences	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	88	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	4	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Vision Impairments Including Blindness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	8
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Science Teacher Education/General Science Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	25^ONLINE	13	NOT OFFERED
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED
Chemical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	31	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Telecommunications Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	73	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Engineering	7	NOT OFFERED	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1
Engineering (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Automation Engineer Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surveying Technology/Surveying	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Engineering/Industrial Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23^ONLINE	1^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Foreign Languages and Literatures	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4^ONLINE

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	98	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6^ONLINE

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biological and Physical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	1	NOT OFFERED
Mathematics and Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Data Analytics, General	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2^ONLINE
Business Analytics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	70^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	61	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Community Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Industrial and Organizational Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	4	1
Forensic Psychology	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Geography (other)	4	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	23	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Graphic Design	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Game and Interactive Media Design	6	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Health and Wellness	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	43	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14^ONLINE	12^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Medical Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Dietetics/Dietitian	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	12	10	NOT OFFERED	12
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	77	34^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	128^ONLINE	2	41^ONLINE
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10^ONLINE
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	128^ONLINE	2	41^ONLINE
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	26	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	50	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Management Information Systems	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	45	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	62	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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