Northwestern State University of Louisiana

Natchitoches, LA · Public · Visit Website
Programs Analyzed
22
Avg Grad Earnings
$37,748/yr
Avg DegreeWorth Score
61/100
Tuition (In-State)
$8,864/yr
Out-of-state: $19,652/yr

All Programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana

22 degree programs ranked by DegreeWorth Score. Click any program for full AI scenario analysis and 10-year earnings projections.

Program DW Score Earnings AI Risk ROI
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration 89 $74,935/yr High 22.4x
Allied Health Diagnostic 78 $58,627/yr Moderate 14.9x
Teacher Education 78 $46,458/yr High 13.3x
Teacher Education 77 $46,908/yr High 12.0x
Accounting and Related Services 75 $48,895/yr Very High 11.2x
Business Administration 74 $37,020/yr High 13.1x
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 67 $59,186/yr High 15.7x
Industrial Production Technologies 67 $45,639/yr Moderate 20.2x
Hospitality Administration/Management 66 $35,452/yr High 10.6x
Criminal Justice and Corrections 65 $30,559/yr Moderate 12.3x
Social Work 59 $33,596/yr Moderate 11.5x
Psychology, General 58 $32,765/yr High 12.1x
Health and Physical Education/Fitness 58 $28,009/yr Moderate 13.0x
Human Development & Family Studies 56 $27,373/yr High 6.7x
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 56 $24,340/yr Moderate 12.0x
Electrical Engineering Technologies 53 $39,282/yr High 10.1x
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences 52 $38,010/yr High 9.2x
Liberal Arts and Sciences 50 $32,688/yr Low 12.3x
Biology, General 49 $25,078/yr High 12.4x
Communication and Media Studies 41 $25,137/yr High 8.7x
Music 41 $23,529/yr High 5.6x
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft 40 $16,973/yr Moderate 8.5x

About This Data

DegreeWorth analyzes 22 bachelor's degree programs at Northwestern State University of Louisiana using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI automation risk research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The DegreeWorth Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three AI scenarios (optimistic, base case, pessimistic) showing how automation could affect 10-year earnings.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2025.