How much money do Texas A&M University College Station graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $51,300 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $65,600 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 A&M graduates.
The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Petroleum Engineering with a median starting salary of $81,800 followed by Chemical Engineering paying $79,900 and Marine Transportation graduates who have a median starting income of $74,300 .
Looking at post-graduate and doctorate students, those completing the Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificate) program rank first with a median initial income of $133,300 followed by Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) at $131,000 and Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) who earn $110,800 .
Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for Texas A&M University College Station 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 |
|---|---|
| Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificate) | $133,300 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First Professional Degree) | $131,000 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) | $110,800 |
| Dentistry (First Professional Degree) | $99,200 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) | $94,200 |
| Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $81,800 |
| Chemical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $79,900 |
| Veterinary Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $79,300 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Master's Degree) | $78,200 |
| Statistics (Master's Degree) | $74,500 |
| Marine Transportation (Bachelor’s Degree) | $74,300 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degree) | $73,800 |
| Real Estate (Master's Degree) | $73,300 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $73,200 |
| Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,600 |
| Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $71,200 |
| Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $70,900 |
| Curriculum and Instruction (Doctoral Degree) | $70,000 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $69,500 |
| Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $69,300 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $69,100 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Master's Degree) | $69,100 |
| Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) | $67,800 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Master's Degree) | $67,400 |
| Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) | $67,000 |
| Construction Engineering Technologies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $66,200 |
| Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,500 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $64,200 |
| Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,700 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $63,000 |
| Ocean Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $61,200 |
| Information Science/Studies (Master's Degree) | $60,800 |
| Marketing (Master's Degree) | $60,500 |
| Engineering Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $60,100 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) | $59,700 |
| Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $59,400 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Doctoral Degree) | $58,400 |
| Agricultural Mechanization (Bachelor’s Degree) | $58,200 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $55,900 |
| Medicine (First Professional Degree) | $54,000 |
| Law (First Professional Degree) | $53,800 |
| Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,600 |
| Public Health (Master's Degree) | $53,600 |
| Agricultural Business and Management (Master's Degree) | $53,400 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,100 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Bachelor’s Degree) | $53,000 |
| Agricultural Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $51,500 |
| Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,900 |
| Applied Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $50,600 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) | $49,300 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations (Graduate/Professional Certificate) | $48,000 |
| Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) | $47,500 |
| Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) | $47,400 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $47,200 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Master's Degree) | $47,200 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas (Master's Degree) | $46,800 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) | $46,500 |
| Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $46,000 |
| Nuclear Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,800 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) | $45,800 |
| Landscape Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $45,500 |
| Public Administration (Master's Degree) | $44,000 |
| Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degree) | $43,900 |
| Agriculture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $43,500 |
| Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,600 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,300 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) | $42,200 |
| Agricultural Business and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,100 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,100 |
| Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) | $42,100 |
| International Relations and National Security Studies (Graduate/Professional Certificate) | $42,000 |
| Food Science and Technology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $41,700 |
| Geography and Cartography (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,900 |
| City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,400 |
| Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,400 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,300 |
| Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $38,100 |
| Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,600 |
| Natural Resources Management and Policy (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,400 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications (Bachelor’s Degree) | $37,000 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,400 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) | $36,200 |
| International/Global Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,800 |
| Agricultural Public Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $34,100 |
| Animal Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,700 |
| Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,700 |
| History (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,700 |
| Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) | $33,000 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,900 |
| Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $32,200 |
| English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) | $30,400 |
| Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $29,900 |
| Biology (Master's Degree) | $28,400 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $27,500 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,000 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $25,000 |
| Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $24,800 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) | $22,200 |
| Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) | $19,500 |
Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=228723 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for Texas A&M University College Station.