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Salaries by Major

Salaries by Major at The University of Texas at San Antonio

This page shows median first-year earnings for UTSA 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 $37,500 per year; after ten years, average earnings are $47,900. See post-graduation earnings for full trends over time.

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

The highest-paying undergraduate degree is Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection, with median first-year earnings of $60,700 , followed by Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering at $60,200 , and Civil Engineering at $58,800 .

Among graduate and professional degree programs, the highest-paying program is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree), with median first-year earnings of $71,000 , followed by Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) at $68,900 , and Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) at $59,100 .

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

Median first-year earnings for The University of Texas at San Antonio graduates ranked by degree type and major
Major Earnings
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's Degree) $71,000
Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral Degree) $68,900
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,700
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $60,200
Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degree) $59,100
Civil Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,800
Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,400
Computer and Information Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $58,200
Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degree) $54,100
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,500
Management Information Systems and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $53,500
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degree) $52,700
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods (Bachelor’s Degree) $50,500
Education (Master's Degree) $49,000
Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $46,700
Social Work (Master's Degree) $45,900
Architecture (Master's Degree) $44,800
Student Counseling and Personnel Services (Master's Degree) $44,500
Public Administration (Master's Degree) $44,100
Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,800
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor’s Degree) $43,100
Music (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,300
Real Estate (Bachelor’s Degree) $42,100
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Master's Degree) $40,200
Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor’s Degree) $39,200
Mathematics (Bachelor’s Degree) $38,300
Marketing (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,600
Business/Managerial Economics (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,100
Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $36,000
Chemistry (Bachelor’s Degree) $35,200
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's Degree) $34,900
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations (Bachelor’s Degree) $34,000
Architecture (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,900
Business/Commerce (Bachelor’s Degree) $33,700
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,300
Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,200
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,100
Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor’s Degree) $31,000
Political Science and Government (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,900
Public Administration (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,600
Sociology (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Hospitality Administration/Management (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,400
Public Health (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,100
History (Bachelor’s Degree) $30,100
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $29,500
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Bachelor’s Degree) $28,900
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,600
Psychology (Bachelor’s Degree) $26,400
Biology (Bachelor’s Degree) $25,700
English Language and Literature (Bachelor’s Degree) $24,100
Anthropology (Bachelor’s Degree) $22,500
Fine and Studio Arts (Bachelor’s Degree) $20,800

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Data source: NCES / IPEDS https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?id=229027.

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

Last updated: August 2026