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

# The University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson, 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 | $68,227 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $44,421 – $101,340 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $13,750 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $7,500 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 76% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $29,807 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 83% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.20× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $40,227 | derived |

**76% 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 $13,750 (≈ 20% 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 $20,211 to $103,193 across 48 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Computer Engineering. | Master's Degree | $103,193 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Master's Degree | $97,326 | not reported |
| Systems Engineering. | Master's Degree | $93,153 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $92,385 | $49,818 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Master's Degree | $83,371 | $22,374 |
| Information Science/Studies. | Master's Degree | $83,036 | $32,797 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Master's Degree | $77,107 | $33,305 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Master's Degree | $72,618 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $71,113 | $21,375 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $70,358 | not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $67,146 | $24,125 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $66,488 | $17,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $61,095 | $22,120 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,816 | $20,689 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Master's Degree | $58,714 | not reported |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $55,825 | $34,275 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $54,728 | $35,395 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,105 | $18,625 |
| Marketing. | Master's Degree | $52,533 | $23,791 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,648 | $17,048 |
| International Business. | Bachelor's Degree | $51,325 | $18,750 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,978 | $18,400 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,523 | $19,000 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,095 | $16,969 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,253 | $17,545 |
| Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,411 | $19,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,777 | $18,992 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,160 | $20,500 |
| Cognitive Science. | Master's Degree | $42,664 | $36,670 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,577 | $17,241 |
| Public Administration. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,883 | $18,000 |
| Public Policy Analysis. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,618 | $16,750 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,215 | $19,711 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $37,163 | $21,500 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,237 | $20,205 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Master's Degree | $34,761 | $39,943 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,516 | $19,125 |
| Criminology. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,119 | $19,844 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,908 | $17,250 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,784 | $19,500 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,018 | $16,107 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,232 | $20,532 |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,447 | $19,750 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,380 | $16,660 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,156 | $15,000 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,194 | $19,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,427 | $18,750 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,211 | $20,750 |

## 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 Dallas by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228787

---

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