Sul Ross State University
Alpine, Texas · Public
Graduate earnings
5of 7 assessed undergraduate programs
have graduates earning more than a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809 a year). 2 fall short.
7 of 29 undergraduate programs could be assessed. The other 22 have no earnings published. 2 verdicts use 1-year earnings, an earlier career stage. The 20 graduate programs are in the table.
Average net price, all families$13,286 a year By family income
What it would cost
Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, as reported for students who received federal aid.
Average for all families
$13,286 a year
About $53,144 over 4 years, if price and aid stay the same.
This multiplies the reported yearly net price by the years you choose. It is not a quote or a prediction: it leaves out interest, price rises and the chance of taking longer to finish.
Net price for every income band
| 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 |
College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Bands with no figure were not reported by the school.
Program earnings
Median earnings of each program’s graduates against a typical Texas high-school graduate ($34,809 a year).
13 of 49 programs could be assessed 27% have an earnings verdict
| Program | Degree | Median earnings | vs a high-school grad | Verdict | Median debt | Debt as years of gain | Recent completers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | Bachelor's Degree | $42,239 | +$7,430 | clears the bar | $17,447 | 2.3 yrs | 36 |
| Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $42,185 | +$7,376 | clears the bar | $12,910 | 1.8 yrs | 31 |
| Educational Administration | Master's Degree | $74,084 | +$39,275 | above HS line | $14,250 | 0.4 yrs | 28 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Bachelor's Degree | $57,658 | +$22,849 | clears the bar | $26,250 | 1.1 yrs | 28 |
| Kinesiology and Physical Education | Master's Degree | $65,321 | +$30,512 | above HS line | $13,538 | 0.4 yrs | 27 |
| Business Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $49,510 | +$14,701 | clears the bar | $13,360 | 0.9 yrs | 25 |
| Education | Master's Degree | $55,5401-year earnings | +$20,731 | above HS line (1-yr) | $12,500 | 0.6 yrs | 23 |
| Business Administration | Master's Degree | $75,739 | +$40,930 | above HS line | $14,000 | 0.3 yrs | 22 |
| Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $31,6291-year earnings | -$3,180 | falls short (1-yr) | $17,651 | no earnings gain | 20 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $28,0021-year earnings | -$6,807 | falls short (1-yr) | $20,050 | no earnings gain | 16 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Master's Degree | $46,6311-year earnings | +$11,822 | above HS line (1-yr) | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $49,184 | +$14,375 | clears the bar | $12,281 | 0.9 yrs | 2 |
| Special Education | Master's Degree | $65,438 | +$30,629 | above HS line | $17,101 | 0.6 yrs | 0 |
| Teacher Education (by level) | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 55 |
| Business | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 40 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 22 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 19 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 17 |
| English | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 10 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 9 |
| Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 8 |
| Animal Sciences | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 7 |
| Agricultural Business and Management | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Computer and Information Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Fine Arts | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 6 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 5 |
| Biology | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Homeland Security | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Social Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 4 |
| Teacher Education (by subject) | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Criminal Justice | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Homeland Security | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| History | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 3 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Geology and Earth Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Political Science | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Fine Arts | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 2 |
| Agricultural Production Operations | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Liberal Arts and General Studies | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Political Science | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 1 |
| Human Development and Family Studies | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| English | Master's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | not published | not assessed | earnings not published | not published | not assessed | 0 |
Sources and definitions
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid. Debt is federal loans only.
- The high-school line is ED’s state benchmark, $34,809 a year.
- Earnings not published: ED reports the program but no earnings figure, usually because too few graduates were measured. Nothing reported: ED lists the program with no figures at all. Neither is a judgement of the program.
- Debt as years of gain is median federal debt divided by how much more graduates earn per year than a typical high-school graduate. It is not a repayment time.
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