COLLEGES · 30-YEAR ROI · HAMMOND, LA

Is Southeastern Louisiana University worth the money?

Yes — at resident pricing. A Southeastern Louisiana University degree clears +$1.10M in 30-year projected net value over skipping college and investing the difference.

A public four-year school in Hammond, Louisiana, priced as a Louisiana resident — earnings rolled up from 29 FREOPP-reported programs.

IPEDS 2023 cost · FREOPP 2021 earnings · BEA 2023 cost-of-living · same model as /worth-it · this school clears positive net value.

Southeastern Louisiana University · Hammond, LA

30-year net value · resident pricing
+$1.10M
30-year net value · non-resident
+$678K
Median earnings · 10 yrs after entry
$48,538
Breaks even by age
—
Annual tuition · Louisiana resident
$8,373
Annual tuition · out-of-state
$20,851
Total cost of attendance (4 years, sticker)
$74,452
Total cost of attendance · out-of-state
$124,364
FREOPP program coverage
29 programs

The out-of-state tax in Louisiana, ranked

How this is computed (and what it isn’t)

Southeastern Louisiana University runs through the /worth-it model at its resident tuition rate, with the standard loan assumptions, a 30-year horizon, and Louisiana’s own cost-of-living on the skip-college path. The “30-year net value” is the projected accumulated value of going vs. skipping and investing the difference, in real dollars.

What it isn’t: a verdict on every major. The school-level number averages across 29 FREOPP-reported programs — the field you pick swings it by over a million dollars on its own. We only publish school pages that clear positive net value at resident pricing; earnings roll up from at least three FREOPP programs (ADR-0032), so a single high-earning major can’t fake the number.

Questions

Is Southeastern Louisiana University worth the money?
At resident pricing, yes: Southeastern Louisiana University clears +$1.10M in 30-year projected net value versus skipping college and investing the difference. That is computed from a total cost of attendance of $74,452 and median earnings of $48,538 ten years after entry (IPEDS 2023 cost, FREOPP 2021 earnings, BEA 2023 cost-of-living — the same model as the LE TEEN calculator).
How much is tuition at Southeastern Louisiana University?
Southeastern Louisiana University's annual sticker tuition is $8,373 for Louisiana residents and $20,851 for out-of-state students, before financial aid. Total cost of attendance over 4 years — tuition plus fees, housing, and living costs — is $74,452 (IPEDS 2023).
What is the total cost of Southeastern Louisiana University?
Over 4 years, Southeastern Louisiana University's sticker cost of attendance is $74,452 at resident pricing, or $124,364 out-of-state — tuition, fees, housing, and living costs at Louisiana prices, before financial aid. Median earnings ten years after entry are $48,538.
What is out-of-state tuition at Southeastern Louisiana University?
Non-resident annual sticker tuition at Southeastern Louisiana University is $20,851, versus $8,373 for Louisiana residents — a premium of $12,478 a year. Even at the non-resident rate, Southeastern Louisiana University clears positive 30-year net value.
How long until a Southeastern Louisiana University degree pays for itself?
Under our defaults the degree path finishes +$1.10M ahead at the 30-year horizon; the year-by-year crossover depends on your loan share and time horizon — run your own assumptions on the calculator.
What could change the number for Southeastern Louisiana University?
Two levers dominate. Residency: this page prices Southeastern Louisiana University as a Louisiana resident; at non-resident tuition it still clears +$678K, but the gap is real money (see the out-of-state tax in Louisiana). And the major: the field you pick swings lifetime ROI by over a million dollars on its own (see the majors pages).

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Cite this:

LE TEEN (2026). “Is Southeastern Louisiana University worth the money? 30-year ROI.” Data: IPEDS 2023 · FREOPP 2021 · BEA 2023. https://le-teen.com/colleges/southeastern-louisiana-university