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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Tulane University of Louisiana

This page shows median first-year earnings for Tulane graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $52,200 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $74,200. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Finance and Financial Management Services, with median first-year earnings of $62,800 , followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations at $51,700 , and Architecture at $46,800 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $96,800 , followed by Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) at $78,200 , and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $74,000 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Tulane University of Louisiana graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Tulane University of Louisiana graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degree) $96,800
Business/Commerce (Master's Degree) $78,200
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $74,000
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $62,800
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,800
Legal Professions and Studies, Other (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $58,700
Law (First Professional Degree) $56,800
Medicine (Doctoral Degree) $55,700
Medicine (First Professional Degree) $55,500
Public Health (Master's Degree) $51,700
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $51,700
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Master's Degree) $50,800
Architecture (Master's Degree) $48,500
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,800
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,800
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $44,400
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,800
Social Work (Graduate/Professional Certificate) $41,900
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $41,100
Social Work (Master's Degree) $40,200
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Master's Degree) $38,600
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Master's Degree) $36,500
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,100
Legal Support Services (Post-baccalaureate Certificate) $34,400
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,100
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,800
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences (Master's Degree) $33,500
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,200
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Social Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,500
Architecture and Related Services, Other (Master's Degree) $29,200
Neurobiology and Neurosciences (Master's Degree) $29,200
International Relations and National Security Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,000
Area Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,100
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,700
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,500
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,600
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,400
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $20,800

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=160755.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026