About 6,337 students study on campus here. The largest is Southern University at Shreveport, the most selective Digital Media Institute (admits 26%). 1 more college is within 30 miles.
Each dot is a college: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting. Shreveport’s are named; gray dots are colleges nearby.
Southern University at Shreveport10% graduate$33k earnings$19k typical debt
Louisiana State University-Shreveport38% graduate$47k earnings$23k typical debt
Centenary College of Louisiana56% graduate$50k earnings$27k typical debt
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, students on federal aid. A college that’s part of a larger system reports earnings for the whole system.
What it costs
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for families on federal aid. Pick your family’s income.
Family income
Starts at $48–75k, where Shreveport’s median household income ($49K) falls.
Digital Media InstituteIn Shreveport · sticker $35,464—a year
Federal figures: your own price depends on your aid package. Every college has a net price calculator on its website. “—” = not reported for that income.
Within reach
More colleges near Shreveport
Colleges within 30 miles of the center of Shreveport, beyond its own.
Straight-line distance. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus. Dashed rows are too small, or report too little to the Department of Education, for a page of their own.
Every college
All 6 colleges in Shreveport
Tap a college for who gets in, what families pay, majors and outcomes.
University or collegeCommunity collegeBigger dot = more students
Digital Media InstituteCommunity college · Private nonprofit · 13 on campus26%admitted$30knet price65%graduate—earnings
Also in Shreveport: Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport, Ayers Career College, Belbo Beauty Institute, Pat Goins Beauty Schools formerly Paul Mitchell the School-Shreveport, Bos-Man's Barber College, Blalock's Professional Beauty College (career schools, online-only programs or campuses too small for their own page).
Majors
What students study in Shreveport
Share of degrees by field, across Shreveport’s colleges, then the biggest programs and what their graduates earn.
Business 23%Liberal arts 22%Health professions 18%Biology 7%Psychology 6%Computer science 4%Everything else 21%
Biggest programs
Business Administration, Management and OperationsLouisiana State University-Shreveport · 88 graduates a year
$55k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesSouthern University at Shreveport · 86 graduates a year · associate
$30k4 yrs out
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesLouisiana State University-Shreveport · 52 graduates a year
$49k4 yrs out
Biology, GeneralLouisiana State University-Shreveport · 37 graduates a year
$46k4 yrs out
Finance and Financial Management ServicesLouisiana State University-Shreveport · 37 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingSouthern University at Shreveport · 34 graduates a year · associate
$100k4 yrs out
MarketingLouisiana State University-Shreveport · 31 graduates a year
$52k4 yrs out
Psychology, GeneralLouisiana State University-Shreveport · 29 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Town & gown
What it’s like to live in Shreveport
How much the college shapes the town, and the pages a student or a new neighbor needs.
6 of every 100 Shreveport residents are in college (LA: 6).
Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023). “On campus” counts fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Net price is the average a year after grants for families on federal aid; earnings are the median 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid. Distances are straight-line from the center of Shreveport. Town figures: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
