Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, Texas · Private, nonprofit

All 43 assessed programs leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr). Another 101 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$17,956
$30k to $48k	$16,980
$48k to $75k	$17,940
$75k to $110k	$34,990
$110k and up	$53,450
All families (average)	$36,660

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.

43 of 144 programs could be assessed 30% 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
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$111,304	+$76,495	clears the bar	$19,000	0.2 yrs	212
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$89,690	+$54,881	clears the bar	$25,000	0.5 yrs	180
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$71,186	+$36,377	clears the bar	$23,668	0.7 yrs	150
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$97,148	+$62,339	clears the bar	$19,500	0.3 yrs	137
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$151,190	+$116,381	clears the bar	$41,000	0.4 yrs	135
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$63,531	+$28,722	clears the bar	$21,500	0.7 yrs	123
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$101,938	+$67,129	clears the bar	$17,778	0.3 yrs	116
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$89,466	+$54,657	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	111
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$65,356	+$30,547	clears the bar	$21,375	0.7 yrs	96
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$75,419	+$40,610	clears the bar	$22,062	0.5 yrs	89
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$63,572	+$28,763	clears the bar	$20,937	0.7 yrs	88
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$106,765	+$71,956	clears the bar	$24,251	0.3 yrs	84
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	$103,547	+$68,738	clears the bar	$25,000	0.4 yrs	78
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$56,791	+$21,982	clears the bar	$20,500	0.9 yrs	71
Computer Systems Analysis	Bachelor's Degree	$121,734	+$86,925	clears the bar	$20,750	0.2 yrs	63
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$68,313	+$33,504	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Accounting	Master's Degree	$104,294	+$69,485	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	52
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$51,292	+$16,483	clears the bar	$20,454	1.2 yrs	51
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$65,028 1-year earnings	+$30,219	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	50
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	$60,125	+$25,316	clears the bar	$22,287	0.9 yrs	49
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$61,636	+$26,827	clears the bar	$22,000	0.8 yrs	48
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$61,004	+$26,195	clears the bar	$24,989	1.0 yrs	48
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	$93,753	+$58,944	clears the bar	$22,944	0.4 yrs	41
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Bachelor's Degree	$66,108	+$31,299	clears the bar	$17,750	0.6 yrs	40
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$58,738	+$23,929	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$67,586	+$32,777	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education	Bachelor's Degree	$70,026	+$35,217	clears the bar	$22,500	0.6 yrs	36
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$69,730	+$34,921	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$61,906	+$27,097	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	30
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$65,536	+$30,727	clears the bar	$22,500	0.7 yrs	28
Research Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$61,190	+$26,381	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	27
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$76,826 1-year earnings	+$42,017	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$76,034	+$41,225	clears the bar	$28,831	0.7 yrs	26
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$42,483	+$7,674	clears the bar	$27,000	3.5 yrs	22
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$71,266	+$36,457	clears the bar	$34,432	0.9 yrs	20
Social Work	Master's Degree	$60,329	+$25,520	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$62,392	+$27,583	clears the bar	$23,187	0.8 yrs	19
English	Bachelor's Degree	$64,885	+$30,076	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Music	Master's Degree	$47,885	+$13,076	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Management Science	Bachelor's Degree	$114,822	+$80,013	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$58,029 1-year earnings	+$23,220	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$200,329	+$165,520	clears the bar	$82,000	0.5 yrs	1
Theology and Ministry	Master's Degree	$59,368	+$24,559	clears the bar	$72,411	2.9 yrs	insufficient data
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	83
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Music	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$23,500	insufficient data	28
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Natural Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
History	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Special Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Business Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	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
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Criminal Justice	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Music	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Agricultural Business and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
International Relations	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
Agricultural Business and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Educational Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
School Counseling	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Teacher Education (by subject)	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master'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
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religion/Religious Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Religious Music and Worship	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Music	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by level)	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mathematics and Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nutrition Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Data Analytics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Bible/Biblical Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Ministry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Theology and Religious Vocations, Other	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Criminal Justice	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Film and Photography	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Healthcare Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Medicine	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	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.