Dallas Baptist University

Dallas, Texas · Private, nonprofit

All 31 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 95 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$25,326
$30k to $48k	$25,996
$48k to $75k	$28,024
$75k to $110k	$28,242
$110k and up	$32,273
All families (average)	$28,516

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 126 programs could be assessed 25% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$84,511	+$49,702	clears the bar	$50,930	1.0 yrs	112
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$72,897	+$38,088	clears the bar	$22,575	0.6 yrs	72
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,690	+$20,881	clears the bar	$22,375	1.1 yrs	63
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,088	+$16,279	clears the bar	$24,303	1.5 yrs	63
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$60,722	+$25,913	clears the bar	$20,000	0.8 yrs	38
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$107,284	+$72,475	clears the bar	$72,210	1.0 yrs	29
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$48,598	+$13,789	clears the bar	$19,500	1.4 yrs	27
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$66,736	+$31,927	clears the bar	$18,125	0.6 yrs	27
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$63,391	+$28,582	clears the bar	$51,250	1.8 yrs	25
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$49,906	+$15,097	clears the bar	$21,000	1.4 yrs	25
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$45,369	+$10,560	clears the bar	$22,781	2.2 yrs	24
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$78,870	+$44,061	clears the bar	$20,500	0.5 yrs	23
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$65,140	+$30,331	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$53,971 1-year earnings	+$19,162	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$54,079	+$19,270	clears the bar	$22,250	1.2 yrs	17
Bible/Biblical Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$58,031	+$23,222	clears the bar	$17,163	0.7 yrs	17
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$103,694	+$68,885	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Religious Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,647	+$15,838	clears the bar	$20,500	1.3 yrs	13
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$62,372	+$27,563	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$53,836	+$19,027	clears the bar	$49,000	2.6 yrs	11
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Master's Degree	$60,853	+$26,044	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Master's Degree	$46,406	+$11,597	clears the bar	$51,250	4.4 yrs	9
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$46,723	+$11,914	clears the bar	$19,883	1.7 yrs	8
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	$61,977	+$27,168	clears the bar	$38,125	1.4 yrs	8
Religious Education	Master's Degree	$58,521	+$23,712	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$65,605	+$30,796	clears the bar	$41,000	1.3 yrs	4
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$38,613 1-year earnings	+$3,804	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$59,160	+$24,351	clears the bar	$41,448	1.7 yrs	2
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Bachelor's Degree	$49,408	+$14,599	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Master's Degree	$104,279	+$69,470	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Finance	Master's Degree	$88,978	+$54,169	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Criminal Justice	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
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Religious Music and Worship	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Public Policy Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
International/Globalization Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Hospitality Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Curriculum and Instruction	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
School Counseling	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International/Globalization Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dispute Resolution	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dispute Resolution	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Bible/Biblical Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Missions/Missionary Studies and Missiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Education	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Music and Worship	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Religious Music and Worship	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Theology and Ministry	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Pastoral Counseling and Specialized Ministries	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Counseling Psychology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
International Business	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Information Systems	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bible/Biblical Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
History	Master's Degree	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.