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

Stephenville, 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 | $53,040 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $35,348 – $73,166 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,989 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 48% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $24,100 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 76% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $25,040 | derived |

**48% 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 $13,989 (≈ 26% 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 $24,704 to $88,778 across 39 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians. | Master's Degree | $88,778 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $67,719 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,485 | $23,250 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $59,941 | $25,909 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,487 | $18,750 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,500 | $16,473 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,110 | $20,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $53,322 | $30,573 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $51,844 | $27,978 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $50,645 | $27,770 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,191 | not reported |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $48,678 | $29,765 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Associate's Degree | $46,771 | $13,180 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,240 | $18,093 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,547 | $17,338 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,960 | $20,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $43,341 | $36,420 |
| Agricultural Public Services. | Master's Degree | $42,083 | $26,698 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $41,243 | $20,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,894 | $17,756 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,685 | $19,500 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,879 | $18,962 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,566 | $23,251 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,516 | $20,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,379 | $18,750 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,145 | $19,500 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $37,989 | $20,848 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,077 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,621 | $19,178 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,165 | $22,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,930 | $21,022 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,842 | $19,053 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,674 | $19,941 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,088 | $26,200 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,677 | $27,150 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,342 | $18,648 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,158 | $18,500 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,130 | $20,810 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,704 | $20,842 |

## 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 Tarleton State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228529

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