Sul Ross State University

Alpine, Texas · Public

Of 13 assessed programs, 11 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 36 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,110
$30k to $48k	$11,722
$48k to $75k	$11,261
$75k to $110k	$18,596
$110k and up	$20,279
All families (average)	$13,286

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.

13 of 49 programs could be assessed 27% 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
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$42,239	+$7,430	clears the bar	$17,447	2.3 yrs	51
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,185	+$7,376	clears the bar	$12,910	1.8 yrs	49
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,658	+$22,849	clears the bar	$26,250	1.1 yrs	33
Education	Master's Degree	$55,540 1-year earnings	+$20,731	clears the bar	$12,500	0.6 yrs	32
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$75,739	+$40,930	clears the bar	$14,000	0.3 yrs	29
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$31,629 1-year earnings	-$3,180	falls short	$17,651	insufficient data	23
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$49,510	+$14,701	clears the bar	$13,360	0.9 yrs	22
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$65,321	+$30,512	clears the bar	$13,538	0.4 yrs	21
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management	Master's Degree	$46,631 1-year earnings	+$11,822	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Animal Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	$28,002 1-year earnings	-$6,807	falls short	$20,050	insufficient data	14
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$74,084	+$39,275	clears the bar	$14,250	0.4 yrs	7
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$49,184	+$14,375	clears the bar	$12,281	0.9 yrs	7
Special Education	Master's Degree	$65,438	+$30,629	clears the bar	$17,101	0.6 yrs	0
Business	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
School Counseling	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
English	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Animal Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Public Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Geology and Earth Science	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	5
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Teacher Education (by subject)	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
Political Science	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
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Social Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Homeland Security	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	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	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.