West Texas A & M University Outcomes

West Texas A & M University has 48 programs with reported graduate earnings. The highest is Management Information Systems and Services (master's), where graduates earn a median $143,805 four years after finishing, against $97,632 for the same field nationally.

Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025

50.5%

Graduation rate

First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time

69.6%

First-year retention

Students who return for a second year

Median earnings

$55,024

Former students who received federal aid

Quick facts

Admit rate: 98.7%
Avg. net price: $17,909
Graduation: 50.5%
Students: 6,917

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West Texas A & M 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 West Texas A & M University. The field median is the middle value for the same field and credential across every college that reports it. 45 more programs have too few graduates for earnings to be published.

Largest program: Business Administration, Management and Operations; 198 graduates · $124,819 median earnings
Above the national median: 14 of 48 programs; Graduate earnings compared with the same field and credential at other colleges
Lowest debt for the pay: Mechanical Engineering; Median debt is 15% of a year's earnings

Highest-earning programs

Management Information Systems and Services (master's): $143,805; Field median $97,632
Business Administration, Management and Operations (master's): $124,819; Field median $95,127
Finance and Financial Management Services (master's): $121,970; Field median $112,765
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (master's): $118,510; Field median $120,338
Health and Medical Administrative Services (master's): $117,518; Field median $89,928
Mechanical Engineering (bachelor's): $93,938; Field median $91,285
Computer Science (bachelor's): $93,925; Field median $73,883
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management (master's): $89,631; Field median $98,320

Median earnings four years after finishing, or one year where four is not reported.

Bachelor's programs

Bachelor's programs: graduates, median earnings 1 and 4 years after finishing, national median earnings for the field, and median federal debt
Program	Graduates	Earnings 1 yr	Earnings 4 yr	Field median	Median debt
Mechanical Engineering	42	$82,350	$93,938	$91,2853% above	$14,500
Computer Science	17	$93,925	N/A	$73,88327% above	$16,500
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	121	$79,258	$79,583	$86,0207% below	$18,750
Public Administration	2	N/A	$74,261	$64,95314% above	N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations	69	$54,159	$71,979	$64,59011% above	$18,500
Finance and Financial Management Services	56	$55,550	$66,534	$77,31214% below	$17,750
Accounting and Related Services	40	$47,470	$61,262	$73,05416% below	$18,625
Civil Engineering	14	$60,581	N/A	$72,71317% below	N/A
Business/Commerce, General	91	$41,447	$60,430	$64,0166% below	$16,050
Marketing	36	$46,211	$58,303	$66,54212% below	$17,017
Criminal Justice and Corrections	31	$44,763	$58,011	$54,4697% above	$15,000
Management Information Systems and Services	38	$55,107	N/A	$63,12713% below	$18,651
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	87	$36,761	$51,397	$59,88114% below	$15,000
Agricultural Business and Management	66	$45,673	$51,103	$65,39622% below	$15,000
Agriculture, General	33	$39,401	$50,396	$52,6764% below	$19,207
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	175	$41,887	$49,618	$52,0205% below	$18,750
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	82	$45,245	$49,241	$54,53010% below	$18,750
Music	14	$40,324	$48,656	$43,38712% above	$19,863
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness	71	$42,254	$48,492	$53,0249% below	$19,000
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	14	$30,837	$47,175	$40,05318% above	N/A
Communication and Media Studies	20	$41,404	$47,009	$53,82513% below	N/A
Psychology, General	37	$34,463	$45,193	$50,06610% below	$20,250
English Language and Literature, General	16	N/A	$44,920	$48,7738% below	N/A
Social Work	21	$37,511	$44,174	$51,85915% below	$21,250
Biology, General	66	$31,909	$43,403	$57,55825% below	$17,602
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	22	$34,778	$40,183	$48,48417% below	N/A
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services	20	$24,185	$37,996	$41,5108% below	N/A
Political Science and Government	8	$37,449	N/A	$43,08713% below	N/A
Agricultural Public Services	18	$36,529	N/A	$46,26721% below	N/A
Chemistry	16	$36,299	N/A	$48,36025% below	N/A
Design and Applied Arts	8	$32,655	N/A	$39,33117% below	N/A
Zoology/Animal Biology	25	$31,246	N/A	$32,7124% below	N/A

Master's programs

Master's programs: graduates, median earnings 1 and 4 years after finishing, national median earnings for the field, and median federal debt
Program	Graduates	Earnings 1 yr	Earnings 4 yr	Field median	Median debt
Management Information Systems and Services	23	$118,849	$143,805	$97,63247% above	N/A
Business Administration, Management and Operations	198	$104,152	$124,819	$95,12731% above	$28,434
Finance and Financial Management Services	48	$92,578	$121,970	$112,7658% above	$20,700
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	15	$104,989	$118,510	$120,3382% below	N/A
Health and Medical Administrative Services	41	$113,275	$117,518	$89,92831% above	$27,077
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management	26	$89,631	N/A	$98,3209% below	$33,816
Accounting and Related Services	10	$60,825	$83,825	$93,22810% below	N/A
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	17	$64,033	$67,693	$65,7863% above	$35,257
Educational/Instructional Media Design	16	$69,319	$65,110	$70,1667% below	$25,000
Special Education and Teaching	4	$62,514	$63,537	$63,0581% above	N/A
Educational Administration and Supervision	24	$57,674	$62,763	$69,94410% below	$26,541
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	32	$54,965	$62,283	$58,9986% above	$32,429
Social Work	24	$55,207	$62,188	$62,5971% below	$28,904
Curriculum and Instruction	12	N/A	$59,555	$60,8072% below	N/A
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	72	$49,862	$58,923	$65,74410% below	$49,684
Marketing	8	$54,056	N/A	$67,73620% below	N/A

Career paths from this college

Careers linked to the programs West Texas A & M University reports, highest national median pay first. Pay and outlook are BLS figures for the whole occupation, not for this college's graduates.

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Bright outlook
Healthcare practitioners
Nurse Anesthetists
Median pay
$236,590
Outlook
Much faster than average
Master's degree
Via Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
- Critical Thinking
- Reading Comprehension
- Active Learning
Management
Chief Executives
Median pay
$213,990
Outlook
As fast as average
Bachelor's degree
Via Public Administration, Business/Commerce, General and 2 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/Commerce, General and 2 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, Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
- 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 Science, Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management 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
- Science
- Critical Thinking
- Active Learning