Texas A&M Salaries

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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at Texas A&M University College Station

This page shows median first-year earnings for Texas A&M graduates by major, based on federal College Scorecard data. Six years after enrolling, former students who are working and no longer in school report average earnings of $51,300 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $65,600. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

Below, majors are ranked by median first-year earnings.

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Petroleum Engineering, with median first-year earnings of $81,800 , followed by Chemical Engineering at $79,900 , and Marine Transportation at $74,300 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences (Graduate/Professional Certificate), with median first-year earnings 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) at $110,800 .

First-year earnings data come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and reflect IRS-reported income for Texas A&M University College Station graduates who received federal grants or loans. Some programs are omitted for privacy.

Median first-year earnings for Texas A&M University College Station graduates ranked by degree type and major
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

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=228723.

First-year earnings by major: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Last updated: August 2026