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TCU majors and salaries
Texas Christian University · Fort Worth, Texas · Private nonprofit · 11,026 undergraduates
Finance and Financial Management Services awards the most degrees here (436 over two years), and it also pays above most other programs: $111,304 four years out. Computer Systems Analysis ($121,734) and Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods ($114,822) are the best-paid programs four years after graduation. Howard University and University of Tampa trail TCU on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while George Washington University, Santa Clara University, University of Rochester and Syracuse University are ahead.
Highest-paying bachelor's programs
Every program with earnings data
| Program | Graduates (2 yrs) | Median debt | Pay after 1 yr | Pay after 4 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Computer Systems Analysis | 106 | $17,497 | $84,225 | $121,734 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | 18 | – | – | $114,822 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 436 | $20,500 | $81,791 | $111,304 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 219 | $20,500 | $73,741 | $106,765 |
| Real Estate | 195 | $21,225 | $60,524 | $103,547 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 230 | $20,413 | – | $101,938 |
| Marketing | 308 | $20,250 | $66,568 | $97,148 |
| Engineering, General | 100 | $21,500 | $78,978 | $93,753 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 399 | $24,212 | $79,941 | $89,690 |
| Economics | 226 | $20,500 | $62,769 | $89,466 |
| Political Science and Government | 184 | $22,982 | $50,135 | $75,419 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 259 | $19,500 | $59,088 | $71,186 |
| Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations | 147 | $20,500 | $70,351 | – |
| Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education | 69 | $21,000 | – | $70,026 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | 69 | $13,750 | – | $69,730 |
| Design and Applied Arts | 84 | $27,000 | $55,168 | $68,313 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | 116 | $21,500 | $51,452 | $66,108 |
| Social Work | 56 | $21,500 | – | $65,536 |
| Psychology, General | 231 | $17,500 | $36,821 | $65,356 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 46 | $26,000 | – | $64,885 |
| Biology, General | 167 | $20,500 | $31,808 | $63,572 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 271 | $21,500 | $54,632 | $63,531 |
| Sociology | 50 | – | – | $62,392 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 83 | $24,167 | $38,666 | $61,636 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | 62 | $19,500 | $25,533 | $61,190 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | 79 | $25,562 | $57,636 | $61,004 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | 111 | $23,000 | $56,523 | $60,125 |
| Journalism | 61 | $25,000 | $45,174 | $58,738 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | 139 | $20,000 | $46,617 | $56,791 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | 83 | $20,500 | $45,087 | $51,292 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | 73 | $25,000 | $32,667 | $42,483 |
| Dance | 32 | $26,946 | $22,011 | – |
Programs are grouped by four-digit CIP code, so one row can cover several related majors. "Graduates" counts bachelor's degrees awarded across the two years that make up each earnings cohort.
Outcomes
- Six-year graduation rate
- 86% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 93%
- Students per faculty member
- 14
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $77,334 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $21,500 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to TCU
The six private nonprofit four-year colleges closest to TCU in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Washington University Washington, DC | 47% | $35,760 | $96,691 |
| Howard University Washington, DC | 41% | $33,002 | $69,682 |
| University of Tampa Tampa, FL | 40% | $40,584 | $69,272 |
| Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA | 48% | $36,116 | $117,193 |
| University of Rochester Rochester, NY | 40% | $34,347 | $88,358 |
| Syracuse University Syracuse, NY | 46% | $43,336 | $85,054 |
Program earnings and debt come from the College Scorecard field-of-study file: median pay of graduates who were working and not enrolled, one and four years after finishing, for two pooled graduating classes. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed by the Department of Education and do not appear. College Scorecard data updated November 2, 2026. How these figures are built · TCU on College Scorecard