Galveston College

Galveston, Texas · Public

Of 10 assessed programs, 9 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 35 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,225
$30k to $48k	$8,331
$48k to $75k	$9,418
$75k to $110k	$11,276
$110k and up	$14,542
All families (average)	$8,412

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

10 of 45 programs could be assessed 22% 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
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$45,846	+$11,037	clears the bar	$9,500	0.9 yrs	204
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$82,453	+$47,644	clears the bar	$4,750	0.1 yrs	87
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$29,709	-$5,100	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	58
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$81,677	+$46,868	clears the bar	$7,000	0.1 yrs	58
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,639	+$3,830	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$80,184	+$45,375	clears the bar	$14,541	0.3 yrs	38
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,831	+$8,022	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	$38,178	+$3,369	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$72,848	+$38,039	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$42,397	+$7,588	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$9,500	insufficient data	19
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Healthcare Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Bachelor'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, 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.