Stephen F Austin State University
Nacogdoches, Texas · Public
Of 51 assessed programs, 50 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 62 could not be assessed.
What would this cost you?
| Family income | Net price per year |
|---|---|
| Under $30k | $10,318 |
| $30k to $48k | $11,023 |
| $48k to $75k | $13,100 |
| $75k to $110k | $17,609 |
| $110k and up | $22,959 |
| All families (average) | $14,260 |
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.
51 of 113 programs could be assessed 45% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Years to repay | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,052 | +$15,243 | clears the bar | $24,500 | 1.6 yrs | 278 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $55,250 | +$20,441 | clears the bar | $24,121 | 1.2 yrs | 149 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $84,107 | +$49,298 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 0.5 yrs | 136 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | $61,686 | +$26,877 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 0.8 yrs | 133 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $69,559 | +$34,750 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 0.6 yrs | 119 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,600 | +$9,791 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 2.6 yrs | 106 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,754 | +$15,945 | clears the bar | $24,375 | 1.5 yrs | 92 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $43,697 | +$8,888 | clears the bar | $23,341 | 2.6 yrs | 88 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $52,341 | +$17,532 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.5 yrs | 76 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $61,841 | +$27,032 | clears the bar | $23,906 | 0.9 yrs | 74 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Bachelor's Degree | $61,476 | +$26,667 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 0.7 yrs | 74 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $38,042 | +$3,233 | clears the bar | $21,500 | 6.7 yrs | 73 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $57,974 | +$23,165 | clears the bar | $22,253 | 1.0 yrs | 67 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,199 | +$19,390 | clears the bar | $19,500 | 1.0 yrs | 65 |
| Accounting | Bachelor's Degree | $69,635 | +$34,826 | clears the bar | $22,561 | 0.6 yrs | 64 |
| Health Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $52,716 | +$17,907 | clears the bar | $26,000 | 1.5 yrs | 63 |
| Communications and Media | Bachelor's Degree | $50,302 | +$15,493 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.5 yrs | 62 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | $75,271 | +$40,462 | clears the bar | $24,000 | 0.6 yrs | 54 |
| Finance | Bachelor's Degree | $65,535 | +$30,726 | clears the bar | $21,864 | 0.7 yrs | 53 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $62,185 | +$27,376 | clears the bar | $22,250 | 0.8 yrs | 49 |
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $58,606 | +$23,797 | clears the bar | $22,750 | 1.0 yrs | 46 |
| Theatre | Bachelor's Degree | $41,450 | +$6,641 | clears the bar | $24,114 | 3.6 yrs | 41 |
| Accounting | Master's Degree | $77,510 | +$42,701 | clears the bar | $17,860 | 0.4 yrs | 39 |
| Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology | Master's Degree | $67,348 | +$32,539 | clears the bar | $31,855 | 1.0 yrs | 38 |
| Forestry | Bachelor's Degree | $55,786 | +$20,977 | clears the bar | $21,597 | 1.0 yrs | 36 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Master's Degree | $58,776 | +$23,967 | clears the bar | $32,569 | 1.4 yrs | 35 |
| Mental Health and Counseling Services | Master's Degree | $44,254 1-year earnings | +$9,445 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 30 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $47,289 1-year earnings | +$12,480 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 27 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $48,680 | +$13,871 | clears the bar | $25,000 | 1.8 yrs | 27 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | $46,849 | +$12,040 | clears the bar | $21,000 | 1.7 yrs | 26 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | $49,980 | +$15,171 | clears the bar | $20,375 | 1.3 yrs | 26 |
| Hospitality Management | Bachelor's Degree | $49,776 | +$14,967 | clears the bar | $23,250 | 1.6 yrs | 25 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $65,344 | +$30,535 | clears the bar | $28,825 | 0.9 yrs | 23 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $34,743 | -$66 | falls short | $20,429 | insufficient data | 23 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | $56,437 | +$21,628 | clears the bar | $26,500 | 1.2 yrs | 21 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $62,368 | +$27,559 | clears the bar | $18,555 | 0.7 yrs | 20 |
| Communications and Media | Master's Degree | $57,579 1-year earnings | +$22,770 | clears the bar | $34,558 | 1.5 yrs | 18 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $59,075 | +$24,266 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 18 |
| Dance | Bachelor's Degree | $57,593 | +$22,784 | clears the bar | $28,750 | 1.3 yrs | 17 |
| Human Resources | Bachelor's Degree | $45,516 1-year earnings | +$10,707 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | 17 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Bachelor's Degree | $54,077 | +$19,268 | clears the bar | $24,337 | 1.3 yrs | 16 |
| Engineering Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $80,086 | +$45,277 | clears the bar | $25,750 | 0.6 yrs | 15 |
| Music | Master's Degree | $59,471 | +$24,662 | clears the bar | $33,236 | 1.3 yrs | 15 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $51,494 | +$16,685 | clears the bar | $19,495 | 1.2 yrs | 11 |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | Bachelor's Degree | $51,393 | +$16,584 | clears the bar | $20,500 | 1.2 yrs | 11 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $49,405 | +$14,596 | clears the bar | $31,047 | 2.1 yrs | 10 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $57,742 | +$22,933 | clears the bar | $24,250 | 1.1 yrs | 8 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $54,984 | +$20,175 | clears the bar | $20,250 | 1.0 yrs | 7 |
| Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment | Master's Degree | $63,690 | +$28,881 | clears the bar | $37,667 | 1.3 yrs | 7 |
| Interior Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $59,047 | +$24,238 | clears the bar | $21,750 | 0.9 yrs | insufficient data |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $42,078 | +$7,269 | clears the bar | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 61 |
| Design | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 24 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 15 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 14 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | $26,000 | insufficient data | 14 |
| Education | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 13 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 12 |
| School Counseling | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Business/Corporate Communications | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 11 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Geography and Cartography | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 9 |
| Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| History | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 8 |
| Natural Resources and Conservation | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Forestry | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 7 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences Business Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Counseling Psychology | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 6 |
| Statistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 5 |
| Educational Administration | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Human Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Nursing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 4 |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Construction Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 3 |
| Agricultural Mechanization | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Forestry | Doctoral Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Public Relations and Advertising | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Data Analytics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Counseling Psychology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| International Relations | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 2 |
| English | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Biotechnology | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Philosophy | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 1 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Publishing | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Sustainability Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | 0 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | 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 | insufficient data |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Air Transportation | Bachelor's Degree | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data | insufficient data |
| Physical and Occupational Therapy | 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.