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

San Marcos, 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 | $56,906 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $38,577 – $80,902 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $14,993 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 55% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $28,073 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.26× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $28,906 | derived |

**55% 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 $14,993 (≈ 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 $17,465 to $93,938 across 91 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $93,938 | $35,780 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | First Professional Degree | $67,861 | $56,406 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $66,852 | $44,977 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $66,109 | $23,092 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,059 | $22,000 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,828 | $24,987 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $62,455 | $24,483 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $61,981 | $17,425 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,829 | $21,500 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,841 | $22,842 |
| Manufacturing Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,495 | $19,750 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $53,164 | $38,332 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,884 | $22,000 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Master's Degree | $51,809 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $51,715 | $34,907 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,667 | $25,000 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,841 | $20,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,529 | $20,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $48,362 | $40,940 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $47,162 | $22,440 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $46,803 | $26,300 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,466 | $23,250 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,210 | $21,875 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $46,202 | $25,473 |
| Anthropology. | Master's Degree | $45,593 | $33,251 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Master's Degree | $45,546 | $30,824 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,160 | $21,291 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $44,794 | $30,722 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,499 | $20,012 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,111 | $21,635 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $43,318 | $20,500 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Master's Degree | $43,160 | $30,370 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,984 | $20,000 |
| Agriculture, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,354 | $21,469 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Master's Degree | $41,564 | not reported |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $41,447 | not reported |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,576 | $23,250 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,509 | $20,123 |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,521 | $24,141 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,344 | $18,543 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,060 | $23,000 |
| Legal Support Services. | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $38,677 | $33,135 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and  Marketing Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,271 | $22,014 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology. | Master's Degree | $38,128 | not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $38,009 | not reported |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,748 | $24,430 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,238 | $23,200 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,230 | $20,045 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Master's Degree | $36,856 | not reported |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,774 | $20,792 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,583 | not reported |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $36,519 | $31,917 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,149 | $19,536 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $35,616 | $30,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,227 | $18,500 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,379 | $22,365 |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,080 | $20,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,925 | $21,750 |
| Animal Sciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,765 | $20,875 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,307 | $21,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,894 | $17,000 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,891 | $21,000 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,646 | $22,837 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $32,508 | $28,935 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,398 | $20,231 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,190 | $23,115 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,069 | $23,375 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,928 | $22,687 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,897 | $17,750 |
| Applied Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,596 | $24,366 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,339 | $22,084 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,877 | $22,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,801 | $20,964 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,781 | $21,500 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Facilities Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,766 | $21,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,257 | $19,769 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,224 | $19,349 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,899 | $21,360 |
| Agricultural Business and Management. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,273 | $19,625 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,484 | $21,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,428 | $19,500 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,179 | $20,985 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,724 | $21,482 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,464 | $23,250 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,421 | $16,869 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,416 | $24,742 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,146 | $25,000 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $22,148 | $33,399 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,136 | $25,239 |
| History. | Master's Degree | $19,623 | $29,575 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,465 | $18,524 |

## 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 State University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228459

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