How much money do Texas State University graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $38,300 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $49,200 on average.
In terms of specific areas of study, the following is a ranking of degree programs by the median first-year starting salaries for Texas State graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Construction Engineering Technologies with a median starting salary of $64,900 followed by Computer Science paying $64,800 and Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $64,500 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) program rank first with a median initial income of $96,700 followed by Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degree) at $72,400 and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) who earn $65,400 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Texas State University graduates who received federal financial aid in the form of grants or loans. Not all graduates or fields of study are represented as data for some degree programs are omitted for privacy purposes.
| Major | Earnings |
|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) | $96,700 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First Professional Degree) | $72,400 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $65,400 |
| Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,900 |
| Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,800 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,500 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) | $64,000 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $61,100 |
| Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $60,500 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $59,800 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services (Master's Degree) | $59,600 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $56,900 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $54,400 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) | $53,200 |
| Manufacturing Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $52,700 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $49,400 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $48,900 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $48,100 |
| Applied Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,500 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) | $45,100 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $44,800 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $44,100 |
| Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,800 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) | $43,700 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,700 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,600 |
| Social Work (Master's Degree) | $43,000 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,200 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,100 |
| Music (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,300 |
| Sociology (Master's Degree) | $40,800 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Master's Degree) | $40,700 |
| Legal Support Services (Graduate/Professional Certificate) | $40,500 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,800 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $39,700 |
| Legal Support Services (Master's Degree) | $38,900 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,600 |
| Dance (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,400 |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,300 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Master's Degree) | $36,800 |
| Design and Applied Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,100 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,100 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,000 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,600 |
| Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) | $35,600 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,700 |
| Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,000 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,800 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,900 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,500 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,100 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,600 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,500 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,400 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,200 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) | $31,100 |
| Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,700 |
| Music (Master's Degree) | $30,600 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,500 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,400 |
| Public Administration (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,600 |
| Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,400 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,800 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,700 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,700 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,700 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,000 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $28,000 |
| International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,700 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,700 |
| Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $26,400 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) | $23,900 |
| Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,600 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,400 |
| Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) | $20,500 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,700 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=228459 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Texas State University.