---
title: Texas Christian University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Fort Worth, TX
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
---

# Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX · Private nonprofit · 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 | $68,424 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $44,497 – $98,051 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $19,000 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 86% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $76,604 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 82% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.28× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $40,424 | derived |

**86% 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 $19,000 (≈ 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 $19,428 to $163,986 across 36 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $163,986 | $82,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $105,918 | $41,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $96,594 | not reported |
| Computer Systems Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $78,343 | $20,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $68,776 | $17,778 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,322 | $19,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,231 | $25,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,621 | $24,251 |
| Engineering, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,234 | $22,944 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $62,234 | $20,500 |
| Real Estate. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,869 | $25,000 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $59,807 | not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $58,168 | $28,831 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $56,711 | $19,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,051 | $19,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $54,871 | $34,432 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,473 | $24,989 |
| Theological and Ministerial Studies. | Master's Degree | $49,359 | $72,411 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $49,133 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,622 | $22,287 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's Degree | $48,240 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $47,309 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,860 | $22,062 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,701 | not reported |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,817 | $17,750 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,482 | $21,500 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $41,100 | not reported |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,394 | $23,668 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,562 | $20,500 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,196 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,187 | not reported |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,406 | $21,375 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,752 | $22,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,952 | $20,937 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,703 | not reported |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $19,428 | $27,000 |

## 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 Texas Christian University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228875

---

Structured data (JSON-LD), each figure labeled by epistemic status: `/education/texas-christian-university-tx.jsonld` · all schools: `/education`