Bright outlook
Transportation
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers
- Median pay
- $232,140
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Air Transportation
- Operation and Control
- Operations Monitoring
- Active Listening
Texas Southern University Outcomes
Texas Southern University has 26 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (first professional), where graduates earn a median $141,000 four years after finishing, against $136,715 for the same field nationally.
Outcomes
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
23.9%
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
66.2%
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$46,064
Former students who received federal aid
Texas Southern University graduate earnings by major
Source: U.S. College Scorecard, field of study, 2025
Median earnings of graduates who received federal aid, one and four years after finishing, and the median federal loan debt they borrowed at Texas Southern University. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 58 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.
- Largest program
- Law
- 185 graduates · $66,184 median earnings
- Above the national median
- 6 of 26 programs
- Graduate earnings compared with the same field and credential at other colleges
- Lowest debt for the pay
- Computer and Information Sciences, General
- Median debt is 34% of a year's earnings
Highest-earning programs
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (first professional)
- $141,000
- Field median $136,715
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's)
- $76,981
- Field median $95,127
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (bachelor's)
- $74,170
- Field median $65,255
- Civil Engineering (bachelor's)
- $71,595
- Field median $85,115
- Finance and Financial Management Services (bachelor's)
- $70,201
- Field median $77,312
- Criminal Justice and Corrections (master's)
- $67,066
- Field median $56,875
- Law (first professional)
- $66,184
- Field median $76,918
- Public Administration (master's)
- $64,662
- Field median $77,175
Bachelor's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 25 | $74,170 | N/A | $65,25514% above | $25,000 |
| Civil Engineering | 16 | N/A | $71,595 | $85,11516% below | $31,000 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 31 | $64,065 | $70,201 | $77,3129% below | $25,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 13 | $58,277 | $62,728 | $54,53015% above | $31,999 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 24 | $48,496 | $59,386 | $73,05419% below | $27,574 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 41 | N/A | $56,482 | $53,0247% above | $24,500 |
| Biology, General | 95 | $36,049 | $55,321 | $57,5584% below | $26,955 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 80 | $44,748 | $53,203 | $64,59018% below | $31,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 39 | $38,080 | $51,195 | $48,4846% above | $26,125 |
| Social Work | 16 | $38,931 | $49,871 | $51,8594% below | $27,467 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | 60 | $40,682 | $48,426 | $58,51817% below | $27,030 |
| Psychology, General | 65 | $38,468 | $47,185 | $50,0666% below | $28,003 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 73 | $38,260 | $45,961 | $54,46916% below | $30,749 |
| Journalism | 25 | $30,938 | $45,152 | $54,37817% below | $27,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 86 | $41,921 | $44,953 | $52,02014% below | $27,750 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 27 | $33,508 | $44,612 | $59,88125% below | $25,405 |
| Marketing | 39 | $38,946 | $41,768 | $66,54237% below | $30,187 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 38 | $27,784 | $40,687 | $53,82524% below | $34,625 |
| Political Science and Government | 20 | $33,224 | N/A | $43,08723% below | $23,250 |
Master's programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 65 | $71,089 | $76,981 | $95,12719% below | $54,974 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 14 | $67,066 | N/A | $56,87518% above | $57,518 |
| Public Administration | 41 | $56,673 | $64,662 | $77,17516% below | $55,460 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 19 | $37,191 | $62,147 | $70,53412% below | $55,914 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 21 | $38,650 | N/A | $50,70324% below | $35,700 |
First professional programs
| Program | Graduates | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | Field median | Median debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | 62 | $115,070 | $141,000 | $136,7153% above | $82,000 |
| Law | 185 | $66,184 | N/A | $76,91814% below | $119,956 |
Career paths from this college
Careers linked to the programs Texas Southern University reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.
Management
Chief Executives
- Median pay
- $213,990
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business Administration, Management and Operations and 1 more
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
Management
Chief Sustainability Officers
- Median pay
- $213,990
- Outlook
- As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business Administration, Management and Operations and 1 more
- Critical Thinking
- Writing
- Active Listening
- Bright outlook
Science
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
- Median pay
- $193,950
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Master's degree
Via Psychology, General
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Writing
- Bright outlook
Management
Computer and Information Systems Managers
- Median pay
- $175,140
- Outlook
- Much faster than average
Bachelor's degree
Via Computer and Information Sciences, General, Computer Science and 2 more
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Reading Comprehension
- Bright outlook
Science
Physicists
- Median pay
- $172,250
- Outlook
- Faster than average
Doctoral or professional degree
Via Physics, Public Health
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning
Verified facts
Did you know? Texas Southern University
- 96.9%Texas Southern University admitted 6,654 of 10,554 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 19.1%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 1,272 of 6,654.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $16,494average net price after grants for aided students, against $21,473 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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