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title: The University of Texas at Austin — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Austin, 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 Austin

Austin, 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 | $75,121 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $50,527 – $116,556 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $18,909 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $11,785 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 89% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $31,247 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 85% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.25× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $47,121 | derived |

**89% 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 $18,909 (≈ 25% 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 $17,719 to $130,952 across 103 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $130,952 | $91,092 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $122,716 | not reported |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $115,909 | not reported |
| Law. | Bachelor's Degree | $111,928 | not reported |
| Engineering, Other. | Master's Degree | $109,082 | not reported |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $104,263 | not reported |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $92,526 | not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $89,133 | $20,500 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $88,604 | not reported |
| Petroleum Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $87,293 | $17,239 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $86,247 | $53,416 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Master's Degree | $84,623 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $83,714 | $59,051 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $81,984 | $20,480 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Doctoral Degree | $81,001 | $53,827 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $79,104 | not reported |
| Chemical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $77,308 | $19,672 |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $75,338 | $18,750 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $73,222 | $18,500 |
| Chemistry. | Master's Degree | $71,736 | not reported |
| Civil Engineering. | Master's Degree | $71,572 | $37,194 |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $69,960 | not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,505 | $20,500 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,337 | not reported |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $69,298 | $21,071 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Doctoral Degree | $66,166 | $68,859 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,874 | $22,125 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $65,543 | $25,000 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $65,164 | $19,361 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,984 | $19,875 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Doctoral Degree | $64,392 | $34,533 |
| Architectural Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $64,188 | $25,136 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $63,143 | $20,500 |
| Economics. | Master's Degree | $62,547 | $43,085 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,759 | not reported |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Master's Degree | $59,367 | $40,156 |
| Architecture. | Master's Degree | $58,344 | $69,004 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,075 | $19,625 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $56,242 | $37,415 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,885 | not reported |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning. | Master's Degree | $53,672 | $34,800 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $53,135 | $18,000 |
| Architecture. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,821 | $21,000 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. | Master's Degree | $51,717 | $55,242 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,656 | $19,462 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,342 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,898 | $19,500 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,245 | $19,500 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies. | Master's Degree | $49,990 | $41,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,555 | $16,993 |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $48,059 | not reported |
| Anthropology. | Doctoral Degree | $46,713 | not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $46,651 | $23,912 |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,478 | $24,625 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $46,409 | $28,886 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $46,207 | $37,719 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,014 | $19,500 |
| Library Science and Administration. | Master's Degree | $45,624 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $45,615 | $24,000 |
| Music. | Doctoral Degree | $45,193 | not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,978 | $20,294 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,918 | $20,402 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Master's Degree | $44,299 | $47,657 |
| Astronomy and Astrophysics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,770 | not reported |
| Physics. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,452 | $19,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,004 | $18,625 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,785 | $17,794 |
| Geography and Cartography. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,114 | $21,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,997 | $21,323 |
| Apparel and Textiles. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,739 | $21,749 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $38,499 | not reported |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,562 | $19,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,231 | $18,947 |
| International/Globalization Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,418 | $17,750 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Master's Degree | $34,607 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,010 | $19,125 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,952 | $17,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,497 | $20,730 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,263 | $18,625 |
| Philosophy. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,184 | $19,500 |
| Sociology. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,171 | $21,500 |
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,606 | $24,353 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,207 | $21,250 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,788 | $18,750 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,273 | $23,250 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,973 | $20,500 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,744 | $20,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Master's Degree | $30,383 | $52,607 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,356 | $19,940 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,954 | $21,500 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,928 | $21,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,918 | $20,412 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,853 | $18,642 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,630 | $21,875 |
| Area Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,469 | $20,750 |
| Anthropology. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,467 | $19,809 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,205 | $21,696 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,947 | $20,500 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,559 | $25,711 |
| Music. | Master's Degree | $24,153 | $40,666 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $23,839 | not reported |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Master's Degree | $21,681 | not reported |
| Dance. | Bachelor's Degree | $17,719 | not reported |

## 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 Austin by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228778

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