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Salaries by Major at Texas State University

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.

Median first-year earnings for Texas State University graduates ranked by degree type and major
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.