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title: University of the Incarnate Word — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: San Antonio, TX
control: Private nonprofit
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# University of the Incarnate Word

San Antonio, TX · Private nonprofit · 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 | $56,733 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $35,538 – $80,251 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $21,231 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $10,512 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 51% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $48,681 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 76% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.37× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $28,733 | derived |

**51% 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 $21,231 (≈ 37% 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 $21,049 to $124,319 across 28 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $124,319 | $219,290 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | First Professional Degree | $102,410 | $133,694 |
| Optometry. | First Professional Degree | $92,013 | $238,257 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | First Professional Degree | $73,532 | $185,973 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Master's Degree | $64,017 | $34,843 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Master's Degree | $59,838 | $49,215 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $58,048 | $36,654 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | Bachelor's Degree | $57,926 | $24,643 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Master's Degree | $56,556 | $33,190 |
| Human Resources Management and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,998 | $32,899 |
| Education, General. | Master's Degree | $49,650 | not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $45,361 | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,294 | $22,916 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $43,495 | $28,986 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $40,551 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $39,114 | $33,750 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $36,311 | $28,441 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Associate's Degree | $36,179 | not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,382 | $30,489 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Master's Degree | $34,817 | not reported |
| Design and Applied Arts. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,210 | $27,000 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,199 | $26,964 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,240 | $27,000 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,226 | $23,857 |
| English Language and Literature, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,974 | not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,933 | $27,593 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $24,427 | $27,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,049 | $27,000 |

## 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 University of the Incarnate Word by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?225627

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