LSU grads’ midcareer salary potential ranks highest in state

LSU is No. 1 in the state among public and private universities for graduates’ midcareer salaries, with an average of $83,500, according to a new report from PayScale.com. However, the report also notes that Louisiana Tech is No. 1 for graduates’ starting salaries: $45,900. LSU came in second for starting salaries at $44,100; Tulane is third at $43,800. Tulane also came in second for graduates’ midcareer salaries—$81,800—while Louisiana Tech came in third at $79,800. LSU is placed ahead of other state schools for overall salary potential yet is No. 15 in the central-south region, which includes Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee and Kentucky. Vanderbilt University tops the regional list for both starting and midcareer salary potential: $48,300 and $104,000, respectively. Tulane is placed overall at No. 18 on the list; Louisiana Tech is at No. 22, tied with Rhodes College. The PayScale report comes on the heels of U.S. News & World Report‘s annual ranking earlier this month of the nation’s best universities, which placed Tulane at No. 51, LSU at No. 134, and Louisiana Tech at No. 199. To view PayScale’s full list of schools in the central-south region and their graduates’ salary potential, click here.