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title: East Texas A&M University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Commerce, TX
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# East Texas A&M University

Commerce, TX · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $50,296 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $33,068 – $66,325 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $9,250 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 43% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $23,438 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 73% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $22,296 | derived |

**43% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $14,250 (≈ 28% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $22,944 to $75,438 across 42 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $75,438 | $31,018 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $72,586 | $31,920 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $72,388 | $27,745 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $71,639 | $54,433 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $64,257 | $30,809 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,402 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $58,738 | $37,570 |
| Biology, General. | Master's Degree | $56,071 | $25,561 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,473 | $22,062 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $53,695 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $53,180 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $53,066 | $22,372 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $52,054 | $27,346 |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design. | Master's Degree | $51,164 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $50,954 | $25,922 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $49,242 | $23,622 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $49,073 | $22,727 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $48,253 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,528 | $17,544 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $46,564 | $22,372 |
| Agriculture, General. | Master's Degree | $46,364 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,292 | $17,750 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $45,801 | $36,823 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,755 | $24,728 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,749 | $20,750 |
| Criminology. | Master's Degree | $41,258 | $31,050 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,756 | $18,767 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,756 | $25,000 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,423 | not reported |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,684 | $19,181 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,618 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,488 | $19,197 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,717 | not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,442 | $18,987 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,382 | $20,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,652 | $23,378 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,080 | $15,003 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,784 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,857 | $23,228 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,258 | $18,804 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,646 | $22,983 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,944 | $19,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore East Texas A&M University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?224554

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