Texas A&M University-College Station

College Station, TX · Public · Graduate degree-granting

A public institution in College Station, Texas, accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges, Texas A&M University-College Station serves students across multiple degree programs. With 59,615 students, it is a large institution. Graduates earn a median of $72,097 ten years after enrollment, which is 77% above the national median of $40,747. The graduation rate is 83.9%. On the financial side, median graduate debt is $17,804, yielding an earnings-to-debt ratio of 4.05x. The average net price after financial aid is $21,315 per year. The most popular programs include Biology, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other, Psychology, Agricultural Business, and Business Administration & Management.

Key Outcomes

Median Earnings (10yr)

$72,097

Graduation Rate

83.9%

Median Debt

$17,804

Average Net Price

$21,315

Earnings-to-Cost Ratio

0.85x

Earnings-to-Debt Ratio

4.05x

Admissions & Enrollment

Total Enrollment

59,615

Admission Rate

57.4%

Average SAT

1280

Retention Rate

94.3%

Cost

In-State Tuition

$13,154

Out-of-State Tuition

$40,124

Pell Grant Rate

19.6%

Federal Loan Rate

25.7%

Net Cost by Family Income

Income $0–$30K

$12,784

Income $30K–$48K

$13,317

Income $48K–$75K

$17,435

Income $110K+

$30,660

Student Demographics

Women

51.2%

White

52.4%

Black

2.5%

Hispanic

25.6%

Asian

13.7%

Two or More Races

3.8%

Student Loan Performance

Repayment Rate (3yr)

81.7%

Accreditations

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Accreditation Council for Education in Nutrition and Dietetics — Dietetics (DIETI) - Dietetic Internship, Didactic Program in Dietetics (Accredited)
American Psychological Association, Commission on Accreditation — Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Counseling Psychology (COPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs, Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs, School Psychology (SCPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs (Accredited)
American Veterinary Medical Association, Council on Education — Veterinary Medicine (VET) - Programs leading to a D.V.M. or D.M.V. degree (Accredited)
Commission on English Language Program Accreditation — English Language (Accredited)
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education — Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools (Accredited)
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges — Institutional Accreditation (Accredited)

Programs (337)

Bachelor (99)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Biology	$61,734	854
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$58,697	595
Psychology	$58,396	569
Agricultural Business	$77,479	504
Business Administration & Management	$82,213	472
Mechanical Engineering	$97,903	469
Sports & Fitness	$62,888	466
Computer Science	$124,283	392
Communications	$64,533	374
Health Services	$69,815	355
Animal Sciences	$57,324	339
Economics	$81,562	318
Construction Engineering Technology	$101,540	311
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$93,141	311
Education	Not reported	308
Finance	$112,319	308
Accounting	$103,662	298
Political Science	$69,375	278
Industrial Engineering	$95,918	276
Registered Nursing	$81,026	275
Electrical Engineering	$103,789	270
Civil Engineering	$92,433	252
Marketing	$76,035	250
Natural Resources Conservation	$57,722	249
Public Health	$66,732	244
Chemical Engineering	$111,073	234
Biomedical Engineering	$93,305	163
Computer Engineering	$127,042	163
Aerospace Engineering	$97,227	162
Sociology	$57,857	161
Nutrition Sciences	$62,289	153
History	$57,783	137
Electrical Engineering Technology	$99,943	132
International Studies	$63,504	128
English Language & Literature	$56,703	118
Ecology	$46,453	114
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Not reported	108
Human Resources Management	$76,593	107
Industrial Production Technology	$89,629	104
Architecture	$64,643	103
Applied Mathematics	$85,792	97
Hospitality Management	$54,251	89
Computer Software Engineering	$59,769	86
Management Information Systems	$94,724	85
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	$59,079	76
Computer & Information Systems Security	$85,477	73
Radio, Television & Film	$61,478	71
Petroleum Engineering	$114,686	68
Agricultural Public Services	$54,017	66
Geological Sciences	$74,594	65
Nuclear Engineering	$103,438	62
Chemistry	$69,662	57
Mental Health Services	$66,865	56
Marine Transportation	$124,645	55
Mathematics	$59,590	52
Materials Engineering	Not reported	48
Geography	$65,228	48
Agricultural Engineering	$85,393	46
Ocean Engineering	$92,553	46
Physics	$92,826	46
Anthropology	$52,227	45
Statistics	Not reported	43
Environmental Geosciences	Not reported	43
Plant Sciences	$66,513	42
Genetics	$61,751	42
Atmospheric Sciences	$54,593	39
Zoology	$41,543	38
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Not reported	35
Microbiology	Not reported	35
Security & Protective Services	$53,792	35
Applied Horticulture	$54,128	33
Architectural Engineering	Not reported	33
Neuroscience	Not reported	33
Romance Languages	$53,563	32
City & Regional Planning	$70,592	31
Dental Support Services	$70,132	29
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management	$47,918	27
Environmental Engineering	Not reported	25
Philosophy	$54,822	25
Agriculture	$59,213	24
Maritime Studies	$57,878	21
Landscape Architecture	$73,729	20
Engineering	Not reported	17
Linguistics	$66,241	13
Cell Biology	Not reported	13
Marine Sciences	Not reported	10
Forestry	$63,468	9
Visual & Performing Arts	$57,002	9
Natural Resources Management	$54,665	8
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Not reported	7
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Not reported	6
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	4
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering	$91,759	0
Foods, Nutrition & Wellness	$58,156	0
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	$53,374	0
Computer & Information Sciences	$129,401	Not reported
Information Science	$100,166	Not reported
Engineering Technology	$88,126	Not reported
Liberal Arts & Sciences	$79,488	Not reported

Master (86)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Legal Studies	$128,518	374
Business Administration & Management	$147,453	253
Accounting	$108,934	253
Information Science	Not reported	174
Computer Science	$142,377	174
Curriculum & Instruction	$58,052	164
Civil Engineering	$95,761	161
Industrial Engineering	$125,414	148
Public Health	$101,308	144
Public Administration	$80,153	121
Mechanical Engineering	$111,472	110
Economics	$121,910	97
Construction Engineering Technology	Not reported	92
Computer Engineering	Not reported	91
Biology	$74,613	90
Statistics	$130,436	89
Ecology	$73,144	86
International Relations	$95,282	82
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	79
Sports & Fitness	$70,383	70
Real Estate	$124,680	69
Cognitive Psychology	$68,483	61
Finance	$135,516	59
Human Resources Management	$114,364	59
Aerospace Engineering	$119,512	57
Architecture	$78,997	45
Teacher Education	$78,328	43
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	43
Educational Administration	$65,109	41
Agricultural Business	$88,075	39
Engineering-Related Fields	Not reported	37
Secondary Education	$68,375	35
Geological Sciences	$96,433	35
Special Education	$63,853	33
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	33
Engineering	Not reported	31
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	30
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	$183,813	30
Animal Sciences	$75,323	28
Biotechnology	Not reported	28
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Not reported	28
Educational Assessment	$68,705	26
Petroleum Engineering	$192,907	25
Engineering Technology	Not reported	25
Marketing	$110,154	25
Materials Engineering	Not reported	24
Nuclear Engineering	Not reported	21
Natural Resources Conservation	$69,636	19
Computer Software Engineering	$84,637	19
City & Regional Planning	Not reported	18
Bilingual Education	Not reported	18
Agricultural Engineering	Not reported	18
Registered Nursing	$126,516	18
Plant Sciences	Not reported	17
Mathematics	Not reported	16
Public Policy Analysis	Not reported	14
Bioethics & Medical Ethics	Not reported	14
Data Science	Not reported	13
Chemistry	Not reported	13
Allied Health Diagnostic & Treatment	$58,654	13
Ocean Engineering	Not reported	12
Physics	Not reported	12
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$285,291	12
Entrepreneurship	Not reported	12
Geography	Not reported	11
Natural Resources Management	Not reported	10
Hospitality Management	Not reported	10
Atmospheric Sciences	Not reported	9
Public Relations	Not reported	7
Microbiology	Not reported	7
Nutrition Sciences	Not reported	7
Sociology	Not reported	6
Fine Arts	Not reported	6
Visual & Performing Arts	Not reported	5
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	4
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences	Not reported	4
Landscape Architecture	Not reported	4
Botany	Not reported	4
Zoology	Not reported	4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Not reported	4
Mathematical Economics	Not reported	4
Astronomy	Not reported	4
Anthropology	Not reported	3
History	Not reported	3
Management Information Systems	$120,776	Not reported
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	$133,017	Not reported

Doctoral (58)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Mechanical Engineering	Not reported	54
Biology	$70,480	50
Chemistry	Not reported	42
Cognitive Psychology	$91,194	35
Chemical Engineering	Not reported	34
Materials Engineering	Not reported	34
Civil Engineering	Not reported	33
Electrical Engineering	Not reported	32
Curriculum & Instruction	$83,544	31
Aerospace Engineering	Not reported	26
Geological Sciences	Not reported	24
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	22
Plant Sciences	Not reported	19
Nuclear Engineering	$146,422	18
Ecology	Not reported	18
Animal Sciences	Not reported	17
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	17
Computer Science	Not reported	16
Statistics	Not reported	16
Educational Administration	Not reported	14
Physics	Not reported	14
Mathematics	Not reported	13
Public Health	Not reported	13
Computer Engineering	Not reported	12
Petroleum Engineering	Not reported	12
Secondary Education	$106,486	11
Economics	Not reported	11
Political Science	Not reported	11
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	11
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology	Not reported	10
Zoology	Not reported	10
Architecture	Not reported	9
English Language & Literature	Not reported	9
Botany	Not reported	9
Neuroscience	Not reported	9
Sports & Fitness	Not reported	8
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	8
Teacher Education	Not reported	7
Agricultural Engineering	Not reported	7
Engineering	Not reported	6
Ocean Engineering	Not reported	6
Construction Engineering Technology	Not reported	6
Genetics	Not reported	6
Pharmacology	Not reported	6
Astronomy	Not reported	6
Atmospheric Sciences	Not reported	6
Sociology	Not reported	6
History	Not reported	6
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	Not reported	5
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	4
City & Regional Planning	Not reported	4
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Not reported	4
Anthropology	Not reported	4
Agricultural Business	Not reported	3
Natural Resources Conservation	Not reported	3
Communications	Not reported	3
Philosophy	Not reported	3
Hospitality Management	Not reported	3

First Professional (5)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Law	$105,673	161
Veterinary Medicine	$140,787	159
Medicine	$114,060	113
Pharmacy	$146,650	108
Dentistry	$155,946	103

Graduate Certificate (34)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Legal Studies	Not reported	241
Business Administration & Management	$69,381	73
Cognitive Psychology	Not reported	48
Information Science	Not reported	47
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences	$234,334	40
International Relations	$79,886	32
Public Administration	$74,416	29
Geography	Not reported	27
Entrepreneurship	Not reported	23
Educational Administration	Not reported	21
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	Not reported	20
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	19
Homeland Security	$101,548	18
Applied Mathematics	Not reported	16
Public Health	Not reported	15
Engineering	Not reported	14
Secondary Education	Not reported	13
Educational Media	Not reported	12
Human Resources Management	Not reported	12
Marketing	Not reported	12
Ethnic & Gender Studies	Not reported	9
Finance	Not reported	9
Materials Science	Not reported	8
Nuclear Engineering	Not reported	7
International Agriculture	Not reported	6
Agricultural Public Services	Not reported	6
Historic Preservation	Not reported	6
City & Regional Planning	Not reported	5
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	Not reported	4
Natural Resources Conservation	Not reported	4
Environmental Design	Not reported	4
Zoology	Not reported	4
Biomathematics & Bioinformatics	Not reported	4
Registered Nursing	Not reported	4

Undergraduate Certificate (32)

Program	Median Earnings	Completers
Hospitality Management	Not reported	147
Communications	Not reported	122
Physiology	Not reported	85
Accounting	Not reported	67
Operations Research	Not reported	51
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies	Not reported	49
Industrial Engineering	Not reported	45
Cognitive Psychology	Not reported	43
Agricultural Production	Not reported	39
International Business	Not reported	38
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Not reported	36
Engineering	Not reported	35
Agricultural Business	Not reported	26
Clinical Psychology	Not reported	17
Petroleum Engineering	Not reported	15
Agricultural and Food Products Processing	Not reported	13
Biology	Not reported	13
Biomedical Engineering	Not reported	10
Finance	Not reported	10
Security & Protective Services	Not reported	8
Data Analytics	Not reported	7
Psychology	Not reported	7
Materials Science	Not reported	6
Business Administration & Management	Not reported	6
Materials Engineering	Not reported	5
Computational Science	Not reported	5
Applied Horticulture	Not reported	4
Interdisciplinary Studies	Not reported	4
History	Not reported	4
Food Science & Technology	Not reported	3
Natural Resources Management	Not reported	3
Neurobiology & Neurosciences	Not reported	3

Show 23 additional programs with limited data

Program	Level	Completers
Soil Sciences	Doctoral	2
Area Studies	Graduate Certificate	2
Communications	Master	2
Chemical Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate	2
English Language & Literature	Master	2
Liberal Arts & Sciences	Graduate Certificate	2
Microbiology	Doctoral	2
Genetics	Master	2
Applied Mathematics	Master	2
Nutrition Sciences	Doctoral	2
Archeology	Master	2
Geography	Doctoral	2
Film, Video & Photographic Arts	Graduate Certificate	2
Biomedical Engineering	Graduate Certificate	1
Neuroscience	Master	1
Interdisciplinary Studies	Graduate Certificate	1
Computational Science	Graduate Certificate	1
Mathematical Economics	Doctoral	1
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Graduate Certificate	1
Health Services Administration	Master	1
Health Services Administration	Doctoral	1
Pharmacy	Master	1
Hospitality Management	Graduate Certificate	1

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