Southwestern University

Georgetown, Texas · Private, nonprofit

Of 8 assessed programs, 7 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 25 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$22,478
$30k to $48k	$19,096
$48k to $75k	$28,175
$75k to $110k	$30,387
$110k and up	$36,332
All families (average)	$29,224

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.

8 of 33 programs could be assessed 24% 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	Bachelor's Degree	$71,342	+$36,533	clears the bar	$25,024	0.7 yrs	60
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$50,426	+$15,617	clears the bar	$26,000	1.7 yrs	34
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,928	+$28,119	clears the bar	$21,250	0.8 yrs	27
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$48,338	+$13,529	clears the bar	$26,500	2.0 yrs	26
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$52,035	+$17,226	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,935	+$27,126	clears the bar	$23,149	0.9 yrs	21
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$59,372	+$24,563	clears the bar	$26,000	1.1 yrs	20
English	Bachelor's Degree	$25,060 1-year earnings	-$9,749	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Theatre	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
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Physics	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
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Applied Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Zoology/Animal Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	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 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.