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Of 76 assessed programs, 73 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 3 fall short. Another 123 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$11,893
$30k to $48k	$12,003
$48k to $75k	$12,612
$75k to $110k	$16,371
$110k and up	$24,692
All families (average)	$13,951

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.

76 of 199 programs could be assessed 38% 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
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$99,393	+$64,584	clears the bar	$17,421	0.3 yrs	3,249
Nursing	Master's Degree	$122,994	+$88,185	clears the bar	$48,470	0.5 yrs	1,337
Social Work	Master's Degree	$62,890	+$28,081	clears the bar	$29,913	1.1 yrs	596
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$64,929	+$30,120	clears the bar	$19,931	0.7 yrs	585
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$115,427	+$80,618	clears the bar	$35,750	0.4 yrs	570
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$62,978	+$28,169	clears the bar	$18,375	0.7 yrs	401
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$70,437	+$35,628	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	330
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,498	+$18,689	clears the bar	$16,050	0.9 yrs	289
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$76,623	+$41,814	clears the bar	$18,500	0.4 yrs	285
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$63,088	+$28,279	clears the bar	$17,551	0.6 yrs	260
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$50,388	+$15,579	clears the bar	$18,000	1.2 yrs	244
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$45,539	+$10,730	clears the bar	$17,710	1.7 yrs	241
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,975	+$20,166	clears the bar	$21,078	1.0 yrs	237
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$78,953	+$44,144	clears the bar	$17,796	0.4 yrs	235
Computer Science	Bachelor's Degree	$109,197	+$74,388	clears the bar	$17,899	0.2 yrs	230
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	$102,557 1-year earnings	+$67,748	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	222
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$32,990 1-year earnings	-$1,819	falls short	$15,808	insufficient data	215
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$50,930	+$16,121	clears the bar	$16,861	1.0 yrs	197
Education	Bachelor's Degree	$57,410 1-year earnings	+$22,601	clears the bar	$13,250	0.6 yrs	171
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$57,210	+$22,401	clears the bar	$16,831	0.8 yrs	169
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$37,043 1-year earnings	+$2,234	clears the bar	$19,292	8.6 yrs	165
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$47,106	+$12,297	clears the bar	$22,683	1.8 yrs	160
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$78,245	+$43,436	clears the bar	$18,747	0.4 yrs	155
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$103,219	+$68,410	clears the bar	$31,540	0.5 yrs	139
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$90,158	+$55,349	clears the bar	$23,031	0.4 yrs	134
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$83,344	+$48,535	clears the bar	$33,971	0.7 yrs	104
Computer Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$105,871	+$71,062	clears the bar	$19,083	0.3 yrs	103
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$86,844	+$52,035	clears the bar	$19,583	0.4 yrs	102
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$62,345	+$27,536	clears the bar	$23,535	0.9 yrs	80
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$96,956	+$62,147	clears the bar	$24,809	0.4 yrs	77
English	Bachelor's Degree	$50,495	+$15,686	clears the bar	$19,723	1.3 yrs	77
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$72,613 1-year earnings	+$37,804	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$59,198	+$24,389	clears the bar	$22,714	0.9 yrs	67
History	Bachelor's Degree	$57,159	+$22,350	clears the bar	$22,000	1.0 yrs	66
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$66,261	+$31,452	clears the bar	$14,667	0.5 yrs	60
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$50,006	+$15,197	clears the bar	$19,216	1.3 yrs	58
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$81,538	+$46,729	clears the bar	$19,000	0.4 yrs	54
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$67,246	+$32,437	clears the bar	$24,500	0.8 yrs	53
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,993	+$65,184	clears the bar	$23,316	0.4 yrs	52
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$99,239	+$64,430	clears the bar	$25,130	0.4 yrs	51
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	$56,850 1-year earnings	+$22,041	clears the bar	$35,601	1.6 yrs	45
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$101,894	+$67,085	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Construction Engineering	Master's Degree	$92,546	+$57,737	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$80,711	+$45,902	clears the bar	$14,866	0.3 yrs	41
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$72,486	+$37,677	clears the bar	$18,751	0.5 yrs	36
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$30,895 1-year earnings	-$3,914	falls short	$19,085	insufficient data	33
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$40,101 1-year earnings	+$5,292	clears the bar	$20,813	3.9 yrs	32
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,830	+$37,021	clears the bar	$22,964	0.6 yrs	32
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$71,821	+$37,012	clears the bar	$18,750	0.5 yrs	30
Accounting	Master's Degree	$95,846	+$61,037	clears the bar	$20,893	0.3 yrs	28
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$97,788	+$62,979	clears the bar	$18,359	0.3 yrs	27
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,830	+$19,021	clears the bar	$19,779	1.0 yrs	27
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	$83,295	+$48,486	clears the bar	$33,649	0.7 yrs	26
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$54,401	+$19,592	clears the bar	$23,000	1.2 yrs	25
Information Science	Master's Degree	$112,015	+$77,206	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$51,653	+$16,844	clears the bar	$15,634	0.9 yrs	23
Psychology	Master's Degree	$53,883 1-year earnings	+$19,074	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$36,457	+$1,648	clears the bar	$18,833	11.4 yrs	22
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	$71,022	+$36,213	clears the bar	$36,251	1.0 yrs	21
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	$45,006 1-year earnings	+$10,197	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$63,766	+$28,957	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$55,933	+$21,124	clears the bar	$19,500	0.9 yrs	17
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$65,294	+$30,485	clears the bar	$25,000	0.8 yrs	17
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$32,834	-$1,975	falls short	$19,441	insufficient data	17
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Master's Degree	$68,754	+$33,945	clears the bar	$40,899	1.2 yrs	15
Education	Master's Degree	$58,059	+$23,250	clears the bar	$28,837	1.2 yrs	14
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$75,846 1-year earnings	+$41,037	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,782	+$21,973	clears the bar	$17,365	0.8 yrs	10
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	$81,015	+$46,206	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$125,851 1-year earnings	+$91,042	clears the bar	$46,590	0.5 yrs	6
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$66,454	+$31,645	clears the bar	$19,362	0.6 yrs	0
Architecture	Master's Degree	$74,622	+$39,813	clears the bar	$31,000	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$48,042	+$13,233	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$60,617	+$25,808	clears the bar	$18,161	0.7 yrs	insufficient data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,430	+$24,621	clears the bar	$12,917	0.5 yrs	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	$57,895	+$23,086	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	148
Nursing	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	94
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	64
Public Administration	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	56
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Human Resources	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Management Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Philosophy	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Chemistry	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Mathematics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer and Information Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Engineering-Related Fields	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Design	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Marketing	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electrical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Communications and Media	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mechanical Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Music	Master's Degree	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
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Industrial Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Industrial Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Social Work	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Real Estate	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Research Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Real Estate	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Taxation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical Engineering	Graduate/Professional Certificate	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
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Landscape Architecture	Master'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	4
Systems Engineering	Master'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
Management Science	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3

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.