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Health and Medical Administrative Services at Louisiana Tech University

Ruston, LA · Public · Bachelor's Degree

DegreeOutlook Score (Base Case) — assumes in-state tuition

Optimistic

Base Case

Pessimistic

Earnings $44,468/yr (-4% vs median)

AI Risk High (54% exposed)

Job Market Very Large (729,600 openings/yr)

ROI 12.4x earnings multiple (7.4x out-of-state)

Ranked #126 of 262 Health and Medical Administrative Services programs Top 50%

How AI Changes the Outlook

Three scenarios based on how aggressively AI disrupts the career paths available to Health and Medical Administrative Services graduates.

	Optimistic No Disruption	Base Case Gradual AI	Pessimistic Aggressive AI
10-Year Earnings	$502K	$501K	$469K
Earnings Multiple (In-State)	12.4x	12.4x	11.6x
Earnings Multiple (Out-of-State)	7.4x	7.4x	7.0x
Probability of Field Employment	55%	49%	34%
DegreeOutlook Score	60	59	54

10-Year Earnings Projection

*Year 1 uses actual reported earnings. Scenarios diverge as AI impact compounds over time.

4-Year Tuition, In-State (Sticker)

$40,500

Out-of-state: $67,464 (7.4x ROI)

4-Year Net Price (After Aid)

$48,836

-21% less than sticker · See by income

Median Debt at Graduation

$28,500

7.7 months of Year 1 earnings

Program Analysis

Graduates earn $44,468/yr, roughly in line with the $46,252 national median for Health and Medical Administrative Services. The value proposition here depends on cost, not earnings.

Every dollar of in-state tuition returns an estimated 12.4x in decade earnings — an exceptional ratio that places this among the highest-ROI Health and Medical Administrative Services programs nationally.

Some AI exposure exists in Health and Medical Administrative Services's typical career paths, with 54% of job tasks potentially affected. The pessimistic scenario still projects solid returns, with a 7% gap from the optimistic case.

Median debt of $28,500 represents roughly 8 months of the $44,468 starting salary — a manageable burden by most borrower standards.

At #126 of 262 Health and Medical Administrative Services programs, Louisiana Tech University scores above the median — competitive but not a standout.

About Louisiana Tech University

Louisiana Tech University accepts 73% of applicants — an open-access institution by design, with a mid-sized student body of 7,819 in Ruston, LA.

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Top Career Paths

Managers, all other $136,550/yr

Information security analysts $124,910/yr

Medical and health services managers $117,960/yr

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the DegreeOutlook Score for Health and Medical Administrative Services at Louisiana Tech University?

A score of 59/100 puts this program in competitive territory — solid outcomes, though not at the top of the Health and Medical Administrative Services field.

Will AI replace Health and Medical Administrative Services careers?

With 54% of typical job tasks exposed to AI, this is one of the higher-risk fields. Our pessimistic scenario projects $468,957 in decade earnings vs $502,043 in the optimistic case — a meaningful gap.

Scores use College Scorecard earnings, BLS employment projections, and AI task-exposure research. See full methodology →