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Salaries by Major at The University of Texas at Arlington

How much money do The University of Texas at Arlington graduates make and which majors earn the most upon graduating? Six years after enrolling, alumni who are working have average earnings of $41,200 per year. After ten years, graduates earn $51,700 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 UT Arlington graduates.

The undergraduate degree which initially pays the highest is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing with a median starting salary of $70,300 followed by Computer Science paying $68,300 and Computer Engineering graduates who have a median starting income of $66,700 .

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 $100,900 followed by Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) at $71,800 and Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) who earn $67,800 .

Note about salary data: First year earnings data are aggregated by the US Department of Education and analyzes IRS reported income for The University of Texas at Arlington 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 The University of Texas at Arlington graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's Degree) $100,900
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $71,800
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor’s Degree) $70,300
Computer Science (Bachelor’s Degree) $68,300
Civil Engineering (Master's Degree) $67,800
Computer Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $66,700
Industrial Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,800
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $63,100
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $62,500
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $61,600
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,000
Architecture (Master's Degree) $57,300
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $54,400
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $54,100
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,600
Information Science/Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Master's Degree) $51,100
Curriculum and Instruction (Master's Degree) $50,100
Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degree) $50,000
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Master's Degree) $47,800
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $47,700
Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $47,000
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,900
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $45,300
Social Work (Master's Degree) $44,100
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,400
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,000
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,300
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $40,100
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,800
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,700
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,700
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $37,200
International Business (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,000
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,200
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,100
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,600
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,200
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,900
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $32,300
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,900
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,300
Social Work (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,900
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,800
Journalism (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,400
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,300
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,800
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $27,300
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $20,400
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft (Bachelor’s Degree) $14,100

Primary data source, U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=228769 IPEDS survey and College Scorecard data for The University of Texas at Arlington.