Louisiana State University-Alexandria
Louisiana State University-Alexandria (LSUA) offers career-focused programs with a strong emphasis on practical training and employer connections. The university is known for its nursing and allied health programs, which boast a 100% job placement rate. LSUA also provides hands-on training in fields like cybersecurity through its Center for Technology Innovation and offers online career training programs in various trades, including HVAC/R, plumbing, and electrical work. The Career Center at LSUA connects students with employers through career fairs, on-campus interviews, and Handshake, an online recruitment system for job and internship postings.
Programs Analyzed
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Tuition (In-State)
All Programs at Louisiana State University-Alexandria
2 trade programs at Louisiana State University, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.
| Program | Score | Earnings | Debt |
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Nursing
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
79 | $71,014/yr | $21,534 |
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Allied Health Professions
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Compare nationwide → Compare in LA → |
58 | $45,894/yr | — |
Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.
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About This Data
TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 2 trade and vocational programs at Louisiana State University-Alexandria using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).
The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.