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

Arlington, 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 | $63,199 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $41,572 – $91,958 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $11,791 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 54% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $25,261 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 79% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.19× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $35,199 | derived |

**54% 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 $11,791 (≈ 19% 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 $20,329 to $125,276 across 62 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Doctoral Degree | $125,276 | $46,590 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $96,840 | $48,470 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $79,375 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $73,152 | $35,750 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $72,026 | $17,421 |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,966 | $19,083 |
| Computer Science. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,876 | $17,899 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $68,417 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,301 | $23,316 |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $65,487 | $24,809 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $64,892 | $20,893 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,221 | $19,583 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,839 | $23,031 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,279 | $25,130 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Master's Degree | $60,164 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $58,811 | $33,971 |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,154 | $18,359 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $55,825 | $31,000 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,756 | $17,796 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $55,666 | $20,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $55,565 | $33,649 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $53,245 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $52,405 | $19,931 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,770 | $18,747 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $48,409 | $36,251 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,904 | $18,500 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,087 | $19,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,676 | $17,365 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $45,569 | $28,837 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $45,461 | $29,913 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,249 | $14,866 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,713 | $24,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,032 | $18,750 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,911 | $18,751 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,213 | $25,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,151 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,566 | $14,667 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,533 | $18,375 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,460 | $23,535 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,236 | $22,714 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,181 | $17,551 |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,091 | $22,964 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,373 | $21,078 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,912 | $12,917 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,820 | $19,723 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,690 | $19,362 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,648 | $22,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,928 | $16,831 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,292 | $23,000 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,013 | $20,813 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,832 | $15,634 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,411 | $22,683 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,316 | $18,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,051 | $16,861 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,324 | $18,161 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,298 | $19,216 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,325 | $19,779 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,209 | $17,710 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,900 | not reported |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,484 | $16,050 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,425 | $19,441 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,329 | $18,833 |

## 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 The University of Texas at Arlington by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228769

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