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

El Paso, 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 | $50,923 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $29,422 – $70,184 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $12,573 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $8,750 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 50% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $19,836 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 68% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.25× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $22,923 | derived |

**50% 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 $12,573 (≈ 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 $10,968 to $90,721 across 55 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Master's Degree | $90,721 | $41,000 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Master's Degree | $79,395 | not reported |
| Computer Engineering. | Master's Degree | $76,379 | $26,718 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Doctoral Degree | $74,463 | $44,877 |
| Systems Engineering. | Master's Degree | $73,179 | not reported |
| Construction Management. | Master's Degree | $68,367 | $22,543 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services. | Master's Degree | $64,194 | not reported |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Master's Degree | $63,329 | $33,701 |
| Metallurgical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $61,588 | $20,490 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $60,587 | $19,869 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $60,525 | $31,722 |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $59,248 | not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,760 | $18,700 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $58,729 | $17,823 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $55,467 | $16,341 |
| Mechanical Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $54,748 | $16,378 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Master's Degree | $53,832 | not reported |
| Industrial Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $52,972 | $16,104 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision. | Master's Degree | $52,728 | $32,424 |
| Special Education and Teaching. | Master's Degree | $52,117 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $51,188 | $16,634 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. | Master's Degree | $50,348 | not reported |
| Curriculum and Instruction. | Master's Degree | $50,163 | $38,965 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services. | Master's Degree | $50,109 | not reported |
| Mathematics. | Master's Degree | $49,398 | not reported |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $48,653 | $14,894 |
| Mathematics. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,460 | $18,125 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $47,227 | $21,000 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. | Master's Degree | $42,173 | $37,705 |
| Social Work. | Master's Degree | $41,956 | not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $41,719 | $20,850 |
| Business/Managerial Economics. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,196 | not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,777 | $18,951 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $34,191 | $15,898 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,263 | $16,656 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,144 | not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,362 | $17,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,000 | $23,778 |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,261 | $15,000 |
| Business/Commerce, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,706 | not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,456 | $21,750 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,359 | $18,750 |
| History. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,278 | $22,500 |
| Public Health. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,367 | $23,000 |
| Political Science and Government. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,928 | $20,663 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,670 | $16,877 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,484 | $20,200 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,153 | $17,875 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,496 | $19,875 |
| Fine and Studio Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,700 | $18,500 |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $22,388 | $16,236 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,716 | $17,895 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $20,907 | $20,750 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research. | Bachelor's Degree | $14,764 | not reported |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $10,968 | $16,502 |

## 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 El Paso by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?228796

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