Austin College
Sherman, Texas · Private, nonprofit
Graduate earnings
10of 12 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 2 fall short.
12 of 35 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 23: 22 with no earnings published and 1 with nothing reported. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 2 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$21,107 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$21,107 a year
About $84,428 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $16,528 |
| $30k to $48k | $15,687 |
| $48k to $75k | $18,823 |
| $75k to $110k | $21,608 |
| $110k and up | $28,470 |
| All families (average) | $21,107 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Texas high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
13 of 37 programs could be assessed 35% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $55,011 | +$20,202 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.2 yrs | 33 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $49,875 | +$15,066 | clears the bar | $24,277 | 1.6 yrs | 31 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,522 | +$8,713 | clears the bar | $24,900 | 2.9 yrs | 30 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $81,613 | +$46,804 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 0.6 yrs | 29 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | $27,5141-year earnings | -$7,295 | falls short (1-yr) | $20,500 | no earnings gain | 26 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $59,833 | +$25,024 | clears the bar | $25,331 | 1.0 yrs | 26 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $58,913 | +$24,104 | clears the bar | $25,142 | 1.0 yrs | 17 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $23,2431-year earnings | -$11,566 | falls short (1-yr) | $20,947 | no earnings gain | 15 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $67,071 | +$32,262 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 14 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $58,570 | +$23,761 | above HS line | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $76,196 | +$41,387 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 12 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $55,168 | +$20,359 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 11 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $56,362 | +$21,553 | clears the bar | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 13 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Area Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| International Relations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Neuroscience | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not reported | not reported | nothing reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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