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Of 107 assessed programs, 106 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 236 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$12,553
$30k to $48k	$14,297
$48k to $75k	$17,207
$75k to $110k	$24,406
$110k and up	$30,082
All families (average)	$19,857

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.

107 of 343 programs could be assessed 31% 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
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$66,264	+$31,455	clears the bar	$20,412	0.6 yrs	671
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$80,221	+$45,412	clears the bar	$20,402	0.4 yrs	506
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$197,707	+$162,898	clears the bar	$91,092	0.6 yrs	489
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$56,821	+$22,012	clears the bar	$18,750	0.9 yrs	461
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$155,168	+$120,359	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	456
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$132,075	+$97,266	clears the bar	$20,500	0.2 yrs	407
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$88,434	+$53,625	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	358
Economics	Bachelor's Degree	$89,354	+$54,545	clears the bar	$19,500	0.4 yrs	340
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$64,145	+$29,336	clears the bar	$18,642	0.6 yrs	331
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$146,003	+$111,194	clears the bar	$20,480	0.2 yrs	320
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$75,988	+$41,179	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	316
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$61,390	+$26,581	clears the bar	$20,500	0.8 yrs	305
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$66,580	+$31,771	clears the bar	$20,730	0.7 yrs	290
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$52,860	+$18,051	clears the bar	$21,500	1.2 yrs	277
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$104,523	+$69,714	clears the bar	$18,500	0.3 yrs	266
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	$65,124	+$30,315	clears the bar	$23,250	0.8 yrs	264
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$73,089	+$38,280	clears the bar	$18,625	0.5 yrs	253
Accounting	Master's Degree	$117,656	+$82,847	clears the bar	$25,000	0.3 yrs	250
Management Science	Master's Degree	$128,909	+$94,100	clears the bar	$53,416	0.6 yrs	243
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$72,210	+$37,401	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	234
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$127,158	+$92,349	clears the bar	$18,750	0.2 yrs	213
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$94,458	+$59,649	clears the bar	$20,500	0.3 yrs	198
International/Globalization Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$67,079	+$32,270	clears the bar	$17,750	0.6 yrs	193
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$105,143	+$70,334	clears the bar	$19,462	0.3 yrs	186
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,816	+$20,007	clears the bar	$20,294	1.0 yrs	167
Human Development and Family Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$59,166	+$24,357	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	158
English	Bachelor's Degree	$53,860	+$19,051	clears the bar	$20,500	1.1 yrs	156
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$91,955	+$57,146	clears the bar	$19,625	0.3 yrs	150
Social Work	Master's Degree	$64,396	+$29,587	clears the bar	$37,719	1.3 yrs	148
Journalism	Bachelor's Degree	$61,145	+$26,336	clears the bar	$17,250	0.7 yrs	147
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$95,271	+$60,462	clears the bar	$19,875	0.3 yrs	143
Chemical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$115,423	+$80,614	clears the bar	$19,672	0.2 yrs	131
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$58,807	+$23,998	clears the bar	$21,500	0.9 yrs	124
Biomedical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$102,544	+$67,735	clears the bar	$21,071	0.3 yrs	118
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Bachelor's Degree	$53,829	+$19,020	clears the bar	$21,250	1.1 yrs	116
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	$87,891	+$53,082	clears the bar	$19,361	0.4 yrs	116
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	$72,025	+$37,216	clears the bar	$17,794	0.5 yrs	114
History	Bachelor's Degree	$56,881	+$22,072	clears the bar	$18,625	0.8 yrs	110
Public Policy Analysis	Master's Degree	$84,618	+$49,809	clears the bar	$40,156	0.8 yrs	108
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$47,730	+$12,921	clears the bar	$21,875	1.7 yrs	106
Information Science	Master's Degree	$68,652	+$33,843	clears the bar	$33,825	1.0 yrs	99
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Bachelor's Degree	$67,405	+$32,596	clears the bar	$20,500	0.6 yrs	99
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$104,422	+$69,613	clears the bar	$22,125	0.3 yrs	97
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	$74,738	+$39,929	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	96
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$99,576 1-year earnings	+$64,767	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	79
Sustainability Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$54,430	+$19,621	clears the bar	$17,750	0.9 yrs	77
Nursing	Master's Degree	$104,458	+$69,649	clears the bar	$59,051	0.8 yrs	76
Petroleum Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$139,867	+$105,058	clears the bar	$17,239	0.2 yrs	75
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	$48,781	+$13,972	clears the bar	$25,711	1.8 yrs	72
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$59,769	+$24,960	clears the bar	$24,000	1.0 yrs	68
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$59,850	+$25,041	clears the bar	$19,125	0.8 yrs	67
Architecture	Bachelor's Degree	$76,808	+$41,999	clears the bar	$21,000	0.5 yrs	65
Applied Mathematics	Master's Degree	$115,629	+$80,820	clears the bar	$55,540	0.7 yrs	62
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$47,164	+$12,355	clears the bar	$24,625	2.0 yrs	60
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	$99,079	+$64,270	clears the bar	$37,194	0.6 yrs	58
Economics	Master's Degree	$126,566	+$91,757	clears the bar	$43,085	0.5 yrs	56
Area Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,009	+$22,200	clears the bar	$20,750	0.9 yrs	55
Architectural Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$93,710	+$58,901	clears the bar	$25,136	0.4 yrs	52
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	$48,486	+$13,677	clears the bar	$19,809	1.4 yrs	52
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	$71,790	+$36,981	clears the bar	$19,500	0.5 yrs	51
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$59,742	+$24,933	clears the bar	$21,696	0.9 yrs	50
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$66,963	+$32,154	clears the bar	$28,886	0.9 yrs	49
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$68,314	+$33,505	clears the bar	$21,323	0.6 yrs	49
Counseling Psychology	Master's Degree	$65,180	+$30,371	clears the bar	$55,242	1.8 yrs	48
Design	Bachelor's Degree	$69,846	+$35,037	clears the bar	$18,000	0.5 yrs	48
International Relations	Master's Degree	$84,481	+$49,672	clears the bar	$41,000	0.8 yrs	47
Medicine	First Professional Degree	$65,395 1-year earnings	+$30,586	clears the bar	$121,190	4.0 yrs	47
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$83,481	+$48,672	clears the bar	$16,993	0.3 yrs	46
Public Relations and Advertising	Master's Degree	$83,467	+$48,658	clears the bar	$47,657	1.0 yrs	43
Geography and Cartography	Bachelor's Degree	$62,438	+$27,629	clears the bar	$21,500	0.8 yrs	43
Apparel and Textiles	Bachelor's Degree	$71,922	+$37,113	clears the bar	$21,749	0.6 yrs	41
Music	Master's Degree	$37,603	+$2,794	clears the bar	$40,666	14.6 yrs	40
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$58,697	+$23,888	clears the bar	$18,947	0.8 yrs	39
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$57,292	+$22,483	clears the bar	$24,353	1.1 yrs	35
Music	Doctoral Degree	$75,055	+$40,246	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning	Master's Degree	$79,383	+$44,574	clears the bar	$34,800	0.8 yrs	30
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	$134,846	+$100,037	clears the bar	$53,827	0.5 yrs	29
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$64,081	+$29,272	clears the bar	$37,415	1.3 yrs	29
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	$140,262	+$105,453	clears the bar	$44,117	0.4 yrs	29
Special Education	Master's Degree	$56,327	+$21,518	clears the bar	$23,912	1.1 yrs	28
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Master's Degree	$65,121	+$30,312	clears the bar	$52,607	1.7 yrs	27
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	$100,906 1-year earnings	+$66,097	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Astronomy and Astrophysics	Bachelor's Degree	$65,987	+$31,178	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Area Studies	Master's Degree	$46,699 1-year earnings	+$11,890	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$63,172	+$28,363	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$38,455	+$3,646	clears the bar	$21,856	6.0 yrs	25
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	$92,982	+$58,173	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Counseling Psychology	Doctoral Degree	$94,340	+$59,531	clears the bar	$34,533	0.6 yrs	22
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$61,461 1-year earnings	+$26,652	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Bachelor's Degree	$64,105	+$29,296	clears the bar	$19,940	0.7 yrs	18
Pharmacy	Doctoral Degree	$142,359	+$107,550	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	$85,479	+$50,670	clears the bar	$68,859	1.4 yrs	16
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Master's Degree	$119,127	+$84,318	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Theatre	Master's Degree	$49,771	+$14,962	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fine Arts	Master's Degree	$19,765 1-year earnings	-$15,044	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Architecture	Master's Degree	$79,350	+$44,541	clears the bar	$69,004	1.5 yrs	5
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	$219,705	+$184,896	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	$82,205 1-year earnings	+$47,396	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$94,041 1-year earnings	+$59,232	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$72,916	+$38,107	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Educational Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$61,546	+$26,737	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	$67,192	+$32,383	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering-Related Fields	Bachelor's Degree	$145,638	+$110,829	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	Bachelor's Degree	$156,311	+$121,502	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Law	Doctoral Degree	$173,114	+$138,305	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Pharmacy	Bachelor's Degree	$143,049	+$108,240	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Finance	Master's Degree	$128,956	+$94,147	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Biological and Physical Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	875
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	348
Law	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	288
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	261
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	164
Statistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	161
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	160
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	138
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	125
Nutrition Sciences	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	110
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	85
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	67
Management Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Healthcare Administration	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	46
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Legal Research and Advanced Professional Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Engineering, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	40
Engineering, Other	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Urban Studies/Affairs	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Computational Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Physics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Design	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	29
Chemical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Computer and Information Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Petroleum Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21

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.