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Texas A&M majors and salaries
Texas A&M University · College Station, Texas · Public · 59,615 undergraduates
85
of 103 bachelor's programs with pay data
$78,159
median earnings 10 years after enrolling
$17,350
median federal debt at graduation
85%
graduate within six years
Computer Engineering ($127,042) and Marine Transportation ($124,645) are the best-paid programs four years after graduation. Zoology/Animal Biology graduates earned the least four years out, a median of $41,543; the top program pays three times as much. Ohio State University, South Carolina and FIU trail Texas A&M on median earnings ten years after enrollment, while Rutgers, Virginia Tech and Purdue 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 Engineering | 324 | $19,149 | $95,738 | $127,042 |
| Marine Transportation | 108 | $13,500 | $112,927 | $124,645 |
| Computer Science | 799 | $17,364 | $97,008 | $124,283 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 159 | $16,500 | $96,207 | $114,686 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | 622 | $15,539 | $73,192 | $112,319 |
| Chemical Engineering | 451 | $19,725 | $91,414 | $111,073 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | 589 | $19,333 | $85,669 | $103,789 |
| Accounting and Related Services | 571 | $14,812 | $74,111 | $103,662 |
| Nuclear Engineering | 134 | $19,000 | $75,747 | $103,438 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | 680 | $18,500 | $80,359 | $101,540 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians | 251 | $20,000 | $78,810 | $99,943 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 955 | $19,000 | $82,714 | $97,903 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | 369 | $20,005 | $79,517 | $97,227 |
| Industrial Engineering | 550 | $17,148 | $80,713 | $95,918 |
| Management Information Systems and Services | 197 | $13,750 | $75,038 | $94,724 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | 322 | $19,169 | $62,912 | $93,305 |
| General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations | 624 | $18,458 | $72,444 | $93,141 |
| Physics | 81 | $18,531 | $62,060 | $92,826 |
| Ocean Engineering | 93 | $19,750 | $76,849 | $92,553 |
| Civil Engineering | 485 | $15,000 | $77,612 | $92,433 |
| Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering | 0 | – | – | $91,759 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | 211 | $20,000 | $75,563 | $89,629 |
| Applied Mathematics | 197 | $19,070 | $62,989 | $85,792 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management | 165 | $17,375 | $64,223 | $85,477 |
| Agricultural Engineering | 76 | $21,750 | $81,600 | $85,393 |
| Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians | 58 | $22,000 | $82,795 | – |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | 941 | $15,000 | $65,348 | $82,213 |
| Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians | 191 | $23,031 | $81,604 | – |
| Economics | 692 | $15,000 | $60,752 | $81,562 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | 510 | $15,437 | $80,471 | $81,026 |
| Materials Engineering | 104 | $20,317 | $77,713 | – |
| Agricultural Business and Management | 1,145 | $15,000 | $55,207 | $77,479 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | 191 | $19,200 | $55,759 | $76,593 |
| Marketing | 455 | $13,000 | $59,674 | $76,035 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | 116 | $17,279 | $51,208 | $74,594 |
| Landscape Architecture | 42 | $20,000 | $64,744 | $73,729 |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | 69 | $19,078 | $56,418 | $70,592 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | 58 | $15,000 | $79,059 | $70,132 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | 741 | $15,750 | $37,875 | $69,815 |
| Chemistry | 131 | $15,000 | $55,521 | $69,662 |
| Political Science and Government | 528 | $15,750 | $42,602 | $69,375 |
| Statistics | 87 | $19,500 | $68,778 | – |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | 97 | $16,500 | $39,804 | $66,865 |
| Public Health | 461 | $15,000 | $41,620 | $66,732 |
| Plant Sciences | 64 | $18,500 | $49,672 | $66,513 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | 24 | – | – | $66,241 |
| Geography and Cartography | 96 | $20,177 | $55,165 | $65,228 |
| Architecture | 204 | $19,718 | $50,943 | $64,643 |
| Communication and Media Studies | 814 | $15,000 | $52,276 | $64,533 |
| International/Globalization Studies | 237 | $13,062 | $45,705 | $63,504 |
| Forestry | 15 | – | – | $63,468 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | 1,015 | $16,250 | $42,201 | $62,888 |
| Nutrition Sciences | 297 | $16,679 | $34,756 | $62,289 |
| Genetics | 75 | $14,155 | $32,806 | $61,751 |
| Biology, General | 1,760 | $17,036 | $33,872 | $61,734 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | 133 | $17,500 | $43,127 | $61,478 |
| Computer Software and Media Applications | 163 | $22,906 | $32,916 | $59,769 |
| Mathematics | 112 | $14,969 | $59,882 | $59,590 |
| Agriculture, General | 61 | $15,597 | $56,238 | $59,213 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | 158 | $20,750 | $33,718 | $59,079 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 1,189 | $17,490 | $52,025 | $58,697 |
| Psychology, General | 1,170 | $15,621 | $37,187 | $58,396 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | 0 | – | – | $58,156 |
| Maritime Studies | 39 | $21,572 | – | $57,878 |
| Sociology | 337 | $15,000 | $42,456 | $57,857 |
| History | 232 | $16,750 | $43,651 | $57,783 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | 460 | $19,500 | $38,368 | $57,722 |
| Animal Sciences | 655 | $15,000 | $40,587 | $57,324 |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 20 | – | – | $57,002 |
| English Language and Literature, General | 228 | $15,750 | $37,289 | $56,703 |
| Philosophy | 44 | – | – | $54,822 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | 39 | – | $50,722 | $54,665 |
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology | 78 | $19,500 | $42,299 | $54,593 |
| Education, General | 616 | $17,926 | $54,412 | – |
| Hospitality Administration/Management | 200 | $15,804 | $39,306 | $54,251 |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services | 75 | $19,250 | $39,805 | $54,128 |
| Agricultural Public Services | 132 | $15,000 | $46,490 | $54,017 |
| Security Science and Technology | 75 | $15,500 | $37,352 | $53,792 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | 46 | – | $42,266 | $53,563 |
| Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies | 0 | – | – | $53,374 |
| Anthropology | 87 | $19,500 | $34,085 | $52,227 |
| Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management | 41 | $20,250 | $32,373 | $47,918 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | 240 | $16,968 | $31,014 | $46,453 |
| Environmental Geosciences | 87 | $17,000 | $45,164 | – |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | 102 | $13,500 | $30,592 | $41,543 |
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
- 85% (four-year colleges: 54% median)
- First-year students who return
- 94%
- Students per faculty member
- 20
- Median earnings 10 years after enrolling
- $78,159 (four-year colleges: $58,912 median)
- Median federal debt at graduation
- $17,350 (four-year colleges: $21,609 median)
Colleges similar to Texas A&M
The six public four-year colleges closest to Texas A&M in acceptance rate and undergraduate enrollment.
| College | Acceptance rate | Avg net price | Earnings after 10 yrs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutgers New Brunswick, NJ | 58% | $24,897 | $80,490 |
| Ohio State University Columbus, OH | 61% | $17,269 | $67,080 |
| South Carolina Columbia, SC | 60% | $22,197 | $69,024 |
| Virginia Tech Blacksburg, VA | 55% | $25,808 | $88,716 |
| Purdue University West Lafayette, IN | 50% | $14,851 | $80,082 |
| FIU Miami, FL | 55% | $11,462 | $65,722 |
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 · Texas A&M on College Scorecard