The University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso, Texas · Public

Of 64 assessed programs, 60 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 4 fall short. Another 108 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,863
$30k to $48k	$8,136
$48k to $75k	$10,120
$75k to $110k	$14,093
$110k and up	$18,282
All families (average)	$9,403

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.

64 of 172 programs could be assessed 37% 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	$89,077	+$54,268	clears the bar	$18,700	0.3 yrs	376
Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$49,396	+$14,587	clears the bar	$17,895	1.2 yrs	297
Criminal Justice	Bachelor's Degree	$47,681	+$12,872	clears the bar	$18,750	1.5 yrs	283
Psychology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,190	+$7,381	clears the bar	$17,875	2.4 yrs	282
Mechanical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$88,393	+$53,584	clears the bar	$16,378	0.3 yrs	199
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Bachelor's Degree	$51,063	+$16,254	clears the bar	$19,875	1.2 yrs	170
Computer and Information Science	Bachelor's Degree	$103,286	+$68,477	clears the bar	$19,869	0.3 yrs	165
Accounting	Bachelor's Degree	$57,389	+$22,580	clears the bar	$17,500	0.8 yrs	156
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	$51,506	+$16,697	clears the bar	$16,656	1.0 yrs	142
Finance	Bachelor's Degree	$59,668	+$24,859	clears the bar	$15,898	0.6 yrs	122
Nursing	Master's Degree	$121,262	+$86,453	clears the bar	$41,000	0.5 yrs	100
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Bachelor's Degree	$28,195 1-year earnings	-$6,614	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	98
Business Administration	Master's Degree	$82,356	+$47,547	clears the bar	$31,722	0.7 yrs	97
Marketing	Bachelor's Degree	$49,068	+$14,259	clears the bar	$15,000	1.1 yrs	97
Public Relations and Advertising	Bachelor's Degree	$49,558	+$14,749	clears the bar	$20,200	1.4 yrs	85
Civil Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$75,882	+$41,073	clears the bar	$16,341	0.4 yrs	73
Curriculum and Instruction	Master's Degree	$62,807	+$27,998	clears the bar	$38,965	1.4 yrs	72
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Bachelor's Degree	$36,373	+$1,564	clears the bar	$20,750	13.3 yrs	68
Political Science	Bachelor's Degree	$54,069	+$19,260	clears the bar	$20,663	1.1 yrs	67
Electrical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$94,122	+$59,313	clears the bar	$17,823	0.3 yrs	66
Fine Arts	Bachelor's Degree	$36,854	+$2,045	clears the bar	$18,500	9.0 yrs	64
Industrial Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$82,391	+$47,582	clears the bar	$16,104	0.3 yrs	61
English	Bachelor's Degree	$45,184	+$10,375	clears the bar	$21,750	2.1 yrs	61
Construction Management	Master's Degree	$100,391	+$65,582	clears the bar	$22,543	0.3 yrs	60
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree	$113,173	+$78,364	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Accounting	Master's Degree	$81,639	+$46,830	clears the bar	$16,634	0.4 yrs	51
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree	$107,441	+$72,632	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Interdisciplinary Studies	Master's Degree	$77,302	+$42,493	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	42
Educational Administration	Master's Degree	$67,557	+$32,748	clears the bar	$32,424	1.0 yrs	41
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Bachelor's Degree	$51,356	+$16,547	clears the bar	$16,877	1.0 yrs	39
Mathematics	Bachelor's Degree	$57,392	+$22,583	clears the bar	$18,125	0.8 yrs	39
Social Work	Bachelor's Degree	$53,995	+$19,186	clears the bar	$16,236	0.8 yrs	39
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Master's Degree	$57,668	+$22,859	clears the bar	$48,143	2.1 yrs	37
Computer Engineering	Master's Degree	$121,882	+$87,073	clears the bar	$26,718	0.3 yrs	36
Social Work	Master's Degree	$62,434	+$27,625	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Master's Degree	$59,922	+$25,113	clears the bar	$37,705	1.5 yrs	33
History	Bachelor's Degree	$50,510	+$15,701	clears the bar	$22,500	1.4 yrs	33
International Relations	Master's Degree	$79,569 1-year earnings	+$44,760	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Public Health	Bachelor's Degree	$44,665	+$9,856	clears the bar	$23,000	2.3 yrs	32
Music	Bachelor's Degree	$60,172	+$25,363	clears the bar	$14,894	0.6 yrs	29
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	Bachelor's Degree	$53,992	+$19,183	clears the bar	$18,938	1.0 yrs	28
Security Science and Technology	Bachelor's Degree	$42,459	+$7,650	clears the bar	$24,060	3.1 yrs	28
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Master's Degree	$75,776	+$40,967	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Medical Laboratory Science	Bachelor's Degree	$66,491	+$31,682	clears the bar	$21,000	0.7 yrs	24
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities	Master's Degree	$98,664	+$63,855	clears the bar	$38,201	0.6 yrs	24
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Master's Degree	$69,580	+$34,771	clears the bar	$33,701	1.0 yrs	23
Communications and Media	Bachelor's Degree	$58,451	+$23,642	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Metallurgical Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	$89,131	+$54,322	clears the bar	$20,490	0.4 yrs	22
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Bachelor's Degree	$39,907	+$5,098	clears the bar	$16,502	3.2 yrs	20
Special Education	Master's Degree	$65,786 1-year earnings	+$30,977	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Sociology	Bachelor's Degree	$35,325	+$516	clears the bar	$22,328	43.3 yrs	18
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Bachelor's Degree	$16,023 1-year earnings	-$18,786	falls short	$24,000	insufficient data	18
International Business	Bachelor's Degree	$15,202 1-year earnings	-$19,607	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Business	Bachelor's Degree	$48,065	+$13,256	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Natural Resources and Conservation	Bachelor's Degree	$31,207 1-year earnings	-$3,602	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
School Counseling	Master's Degree	$60,800	+$25,991	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Public Administration	Master's Degree	$72,517	+$37,708	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Bachelor's Degree	$47,152	+$12,343	clears the bar	$23,778	1.9 yrs	13
Management Information Systems	Bachelor's Degree	$62,136	+$27,327	clears the bar	$18,951	0.7 yrs	13
Geology and Earth Science	Bachelor's Degree	$52,098	+$17,289	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Geology and Earth Science	Master's Degree	$99,705	+$64,896	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Teacher Education (by subject)	Master's Degree	$62,035 1-year earnings	+$27,226	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Bachelor's Degree	$56,486	+$21,677	clears the bar	$20,850	1.0 yrs	2
Physical and Occupational Therapy	Doctoral Degree	$87,651	+$52,842	clears the bar	$44,877	0.8 yrs	insufficient data
Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	202
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	197
Pharmacy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Physical and Occupational Therapy	First Professional Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Neuroscience	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Electrical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Nursing	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Business/Managerial Economics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Physics	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
International Relations	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Business/Managerial Economics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Engineering, General	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Nursing	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Chemistry	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Music	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Public Health	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Homeland Security	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Educational Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Philosophy	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Criminal Justice	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer and Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Civil Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Physics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Mechanical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Statistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Chemistry	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Area Studies	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computational Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Anthropology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Dance	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Sociology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Health Sciences	Doctoral 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
Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Computational Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Research Psychology	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
History	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Curriculum and Instruction	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
English	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Psychology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Theatre	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Materials Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Construction Engineering	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Philosophy	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geology and Earth Science	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Business Administration	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Natural Resources and Conservation	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Information Science	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Engineering, General	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
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biological and Physical Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Counseling Psychology	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
History	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
History	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Biomedical Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Civil Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Electrical and Computer Engineering	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Natural Sciences	Master's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Biology	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Special Education	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by level)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teacher Education (by subject)	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Engineering, General	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Statistics	Doctoral Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Statistics	Graduate/Professional Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0

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.