Abilene Christian University
Abilene, Texas · Private, nonprofit
All 31 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 57 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $20,285 |
| $30k to $48k | $21,150 |
| $48k to $75k | $23,012 |
| $75k to $110k | $27,576 |
| $110k and up | $31,763 |
| All families (average) | $26,182 |
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.
Program earnings vs a high-school graduate
Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.
31 of 88 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $105,173 | +$70,364 | clears the bar | $36,818 | 0.5 yrs | 55 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $64,230 | +$29,421 | clears the bar | $54,837 | 1.9 yrs | 54 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | $81,952 1-year earnings | +$47,143 | clears the bar | $64,561 | 1.4 yrs | 49 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $51,705 | +$16,896 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.6 yrs | 48 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $89,079 | +$54,270 | clears the bar | $24,850 | 0.5 yrs | 48 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $55,407 | +$20,598 | clears the bar | $57,049 | 2.8 yrs | 45 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Master's Degree | $78,976 | +$44,167 | clears the bar | $55,660 | 1.3 yrs | 44 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $62,645 | +$27,836 | clears the bar | $21,375 | 0.8 yrs | 39 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $63,259 | +$28,450 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.8 yrs | 39 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $55,649 | +$20,840 | clears the bar | $41,000 | 2.0 yrs | 31 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $65,244 | +$30,435 | clears the bar | $22,864 | 0.8 yrs | 28 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $83,525 | +$48,716 | clears the bar | $22,375 | 0.5 yrs | 27 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $60,816 | +$26,007 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 26 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $49,202 | +$14,393 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 23 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $56,391 | +$21,582 | clears the bar | $33,823 | 1.6 yrs | 22 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | $51,334 | +$16,525 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.6 yrs | 19 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $93,032 | +$58,223 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 0.4 yrs | 19 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | $84,172 | +$49,363 | clears the bar | $40,875 | 0.8 yrs | 17 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $53,877 | +$19,068 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.2 yrs | 16 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $70,864 | +$36,055 | clears the bar | $15,100 | 0.4 yrs | 16 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $91,894 | +$57,085 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,525 | +$15,716 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.7 yrs | 15 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $57,443 | +$22,634 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.9 yrs | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Bachelor's Degree | $49,566 | +$14,757 | clears the bar | $27,000 | 1.8 yrs | 14 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | $60,600 | +$25,791 | clears the bar | $63,621 | 2.5 yrs | 12 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | $49,818 | +$15,009 | clears the bar | $21,875 | 1.5 yrs | 12 |
| Peace Studies and Conflict Resolution | Master's Degree | $54,949 | +$20,140 | clears the bar | $40,999 | 2.0 yrs | 11 |
| Theology and Religious Vocations, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $47,663 | +$12,854 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.8 yrs | 11 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $99,319 | +$64,510 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $51,695 | +$16,886 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $122,705 1-year earnings | +$87,896 | clears the bar | $45,439 | 0.5 yrs | insufficient data |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 52 |
| Nursing | First Professional Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 46 |
| Theology and Ministry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $25,625 | insufficient data | 23 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Engineering, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 16 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Management Information Systems | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 10 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Radio, TV and Digital Media | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Business Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Architecture | Associate's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Computer and Information Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Bible/Biblical Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Special Education | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Healthcare Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Computer and Information Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Educational Administration | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Gerontology | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Healthcare Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health/Medical Preparatory Programs | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Architecture and Related Services, Other | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Gerontology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Medical Laboratory Science | Graduate/Professional Certificate | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.