Back to Colleges
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX 59,099 Undergrads 84.1% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$32,085
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$20,924
After Aid
Median Earnings
$72,097
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$20,924
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$72,097
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate84.1%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients19.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time89.4%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS84.5%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
63.2%
SAT Avg
1,272
SAT Reading
25th: 57062575th: 680
SAT Math
25th: 57063575th: 700
ACT Composite
25th: 252875th: 31
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$608k
+$212k
+$124k
Median Cost$21k/yr
+$533k
+$137k
+$49k
Full Cost$32k/yr
+$493k
+$97k
+$9k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
31
∞
Median Cost$21k/yr
43
65%
Full Cost$32k/yr
58
7%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return109%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return-24%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$16,831
Earnings (5yr)
$101,031
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
BachCIP: 1402
Median Debt
$21,999
Earnings (5yr)
$96,505
Lifetime Value Added
+$242k
Agricultural Business and Management
BachCIP: 0101
Median Debt
$16,500
Earnings (5yr)
$72,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$61k
Agricultural Engineering
BachCIP: 1403
Median Debt
$18,000
Earnings (5yr)
$81,198
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Agricultural Mechanization
BachCIP: 0102
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$87,373
Lifetime Value Added
+$174k
Agricultural Public Services
BachCIP: 0108
Median Debt
$15,644
Earnings (5yr)
$56,760
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
Agriculture, General
BachCIP: 0100
Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (5yr)
$61,337
Lifetime Value Added
-$23k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$17,592
Earnings (5yr)
$61,442
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Anthropology
BachCIP: 4502
Median Debt
$20,554
Earnings (5yr)
$43,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$171k
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
BachCIP: 0106
Median Debt
$16,706
Earnings (5yr)
$59,586
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Applied Mathematics
BachCIP: 2703
Median Debt
$16,032
Earnings (5yr)
$92,684
Lifetime Value Added
+$214k
Architecture
BachCIP: 0402
Median Debt
$17,781
Earnings (5yr)
$67,636
Lifetime Value Added
+$26k
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
BachCIP: 4004
Median Debt
$19,529
Earnings (5yr)
$60,434
Lifetime Value Added
-$30k
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
BachCIP: 2602
Median Debt
$17,500
Earnings (5yr)
$60,555
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$17,225
Earnings (5yr)
$64,611
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Biomedical/Medical Engineering
BachCIP: 1405
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$101,088
Lifetime Value Added
+$276k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$17,974
Earnings (5yr)
$81,761
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$121,421
Lifetime Value Added
+$428k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$18,017
Earnings (5yr)
$123,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$445k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
$18,488
Earnings (5yr)
$72,127
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
BachCIP: 0403
Median Debt
$17,720
Earnings (5yr)
$65,422
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$95,279
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$15,750
Earnings (5yr)
$62,316
Lifetime Value Added
-$15k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,065
Lifetime Value Added
+$373k
Computer Engineering
BachCIP: 1409
Median Debt
$21,750
Earnings (5yr)
$119,310
Lifetime Value Added
+$412k
Computer Software and Media Applications
BachCIP: 1108
Median Debt
$19,739
Earnings (5yr)
$57,961
Lifetime Value Added
-$50k
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
BachCIP: 1110
Median Debt
$18,918
Earnings (5yr)
$82,337
Lifetime Value Added
+$136k
Construction Engineering Technologies
BachCIP: 1510
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (5yr)
$101,224
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$15,000
Earnings (5yr)
$64,298
Lifetime Value Added
+$212
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
BachCIP: 5005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$28,960
Lifetime Value Added
-$277k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
BachCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$21,624
Earnings (5yr)
$42,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$181k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
$17,120
Earnings (5yr)
$80,293
Lifetime Value Added
+$121k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
$24,937
Earnings (5yr)
$91,482
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$20,968
Earnings (5yr)
$107,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$323k
Engineering Technology, General
BachCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$93,526
Lifetime Value Added
+$220k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
$18,930
Earnings (5yr)
$53,489
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$16,671
Earnings (5yr)
$100,030
Lifetime Value Added
+$269k
Fishing and Fisheries Sciences and Management
BachCIP: 0303
Median Debt
$24,114
Earnings (5yr)
$47,640
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Food Science and Technology
BachCIP: 0110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$70,751
Lifetime Value Added
+$49k
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services
BachCIP: 1905
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,009
Lifetime Value Added
-$18k
Genetics
BachCIP: 2608
Median Debt
$16,232
Earnings (5yr)
$65,238
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Geography and Cartography
BachCIP: 4507
Median Debt
$16,479
Earnings (5yr)
$71,323
Lifetime Value Added
+$54k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
BachCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$18,686
Earnings (5yr)
$72,906
Lifetime Value Added
+$65k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$18,667
Earnings (5yr)
$67,447
Lifetime Value Added
+$24k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$16,751
Earnings (5yr)
$53,850
Lifetime Value Added
-$83k
Human Resources Management and Services
BachCIP: 5210
Median Debt
$16,053
Earnings (5yr)
$75,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$88k
Industrial Engineering
BachCIP: 1435
Median Debt
$18,749
Earnings (5yr)
$103,679
Lifetime Value Added
+$296k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$103,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$298k
International/Global Studies
BachCIP: 3020
Median Debt
$17,250
Earnings (5yr)
$62,793
Lifetime Value Added
-$11k
Landscape Architecture
BachCIP: 0406
Median Debt
$23,734
Earnings (5yr)
$73,880
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Marine Transportation
BachCIP: 4903
Median Debt
$23,406
Earnings (5yr)
$109,470
Lifetime Value Added
+$339k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (5yr)
$71,166
Lifetime Value Added
+$52k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$15,257
Earnings (5yr)
$61,876
Lifetime Value Added
-$19k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$19,389
Earnings (5yr)
$97,743
Lifetime Value Added
+$251k
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
BachCIP: 2605
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$39,369
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$18,336
Earnings (5yr)
$56,370
Lifetime Value Added
-$62k
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
BachCIP: 0301
Median Debt
$19,487
Earnings (5yr)
$68,160
Lifetime Value Added
+$30k
Natural Resources Management and Policy
BachCIP: 0302
Median Debt
$21,657
Earnings (5yr)
$60,521
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Naval Architecture and Marine Engineering
BachCIP: 1422
Median Debt
$21,657
Earnings (5yr)
$95,349
Lifetime Value Added
+$233k
Nuclear Engineering
BachCIP: 1423
Median Debt
$18,471
Earnings (5yr)
$91,599
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Ocean Engineering
BachCIP: 1424
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$94,615
Lifetime Value Added
+$228k
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies
BachCIP: 3101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,595
Lifetime Value Added
-$85k
Petroleum Engineering
BachCIP: 1425
Median Debt
$18,969
Earnings (5yr)
$125,028
Lifetime Value Added
+$455k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
$17,375
Earnings (5yr)
$61,055
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$17,595
Earnings (5yr)
$66,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$15k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (5yr)
$57,797
Lifetime Value Added
-$51k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$18,420
Earnings (5yr)
$85,772
Lifetime Value Added
+$162k
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
BachCIP: 1609
Median Debt
$14,000
Earnings (5yr)
$59,456
Lifetime Value Added
-$38k
Security Science and Technology
BachCIP: 4304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,108
Lifetime Value Added
-$1k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$17,410
Earnings (5yr)
$56,269
Lifetime Value Added
-$63k
Soil Sciences
BachCIP: 0112
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$58,340
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Zoology/Animal Biology
BachCIP: 2607
Median Debt
$16,713
Earnings (5yr)
$49,595
Lifetime Value Added
-$118k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$101,546
Lifetime Value Added
+$414k
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
MastCIP: 5105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$288,921
Lifetime Value Added
+$1954k
Agricultural Business and Management
MastCIP: 0101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,672
Lifetime Value Added
+$132k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
MastCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$47,260
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Animal Sciences
MastCIP: 0109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$102,699
Lifetime Value Added
+$424k
Architecture
MastCIP: 0402
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,536
Lifetime Value Added
+$165k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$32,464
Earnings (5yr)
$84,730
Lifetime Value Added
+$270k
Biotechnology
MastCIP: 2612
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,221
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (5yr)
$148,001
Lifetime Value Added
+$810k
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
MastCIP: 0403
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$51,273
Lifetime Value Added
+$3k
Civil Engineering
MastCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$94,781
Lifetime Value Added
+$356k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
MastCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$27,126
Earnings (5yr)
$65,597
Lifetime Value Added
+$105k
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$25,500
Earnings (5yr)
$57,406
Lifetime Value Added
+$31k
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
MastCIP: 2613
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (5yr)
$77,000
Lifetime Value Added
+$203k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$25,661
Earnings (5yr)
$64,042
Lifetime Value Added
+$91k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
MastCIP: 1410
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$92,632
Lifetime Value Added
+$386k
Finance and Financial Management Services
MastCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$130,128
Lifetime Value Added
+$658k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
MastCIP: 4006
Median Debt
$32,799
Earnings (5yr)
$77,881
Lifetime Value Added
+$211k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$90,626
Lifetime Value Added
+$320k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,412
Earnings (5yr)
$58,359
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Information Science/Studies
MastCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$106,083
Lifetime Value Added
+$453k
International Relations and National Security Studies
MastCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$30,500
Earnings (5yr)
$95,618
Lifetime Value Added
+$363k
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
MastCIP: 5213
Median Debt
$41,000
Earnings (2yr)
$109,763
Lifetime Value Added
+$542k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$114,732
Lifetime Value Added
+$527k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$52,107
Lifetime Value Added
+$11k
Mechanical Engineering
MastCIP: 1419
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$112,661
Lifetime Value Added
+$509k
Natural Resources Management and Policy
MastCIP: 0302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Lifetime Value Added
-$162k
Nuclear Engineering
MastCIP: 1423
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$87,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Petroleum Engineering
MastCIP: 1425
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$110,878
Lifetime Value Added
+$552k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$33,765
Earnings (5yr)
$75,958
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Public Health
MastCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$48,770
Earnings (5yr)
$89,181
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Real Estate
MastCIP: 5215
Median Debt
$28,021
Earnings (5yr)
$139,758
Lifetime Value Added
+$740k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$65,722
Lifetime Value Added
+$106k
Statistics
MastCIP: 2705
Median Debt
$27,155
Earnings (5yr)
$101,704
Lifetime Value Added
+$416k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$32,526
Earnings (5yr)
$101,786
Lifetime Value Added
+$416k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
$22,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,074
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Graduate Certificates
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
Gr-CertCIP: 5105
Median Debt
$68,728
Earnings (5yr)
$150,286
Lifetime Value Added
+$964k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Gr-CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$19,943
Earnings (5yr)
$79,208
Lifetime Value Added
+$306k
International Relations and National Security Studies
Gr-CertCIP: 4509
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$79,331
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Doctoral Degrees
Anthropology
DocCIP: 4502
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,467
Lifetime Value Added
-$210k
Chemistry
DocCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$86,867
Lifetime Value Added
+$164k
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
DocCIP: 4228
Median Debt
$53,833
Earnings (5yr)
$83,386
Lifetime Value Added
+$100k
Curriculum and Instruction
DocCIP: 1303
Median Debt
$60,030
Earnings (5yr)
$81,126
Lifetime Value Added
+$83k
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$130,532
Lifetime Value Added
+$442k
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences
DocCIP: 4006
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,529
Lifetime Value Added
-$166k
Plant Sciences
DocCIP: 0111
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$53,358
Lifetime Value Added
-$100k
Psychology, General
DocCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$63,997
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Sociology
DocCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$57,318
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
DocCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$95,973
Lifetime Value Added
+$191k
Professional Degrees
Dentistry
ProfCIP: 5104
Median Debt
$170,918
Earnings (5yr)
$155,720
Lifetime Value Added
+$623k
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
$71,446
Earnings (5yr)
$96,755
Lifetime Value Added
+$197k
Medicine
ProfCIP: 5112
Median Debt
$147,832
Earnings (5yr)
$171,500
Lifetime Value Added
+$737k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$133,620
Earnings (5yr)
$148,869
Lifetime Value Added
+$574k
Veterinary Medicine
ProfCIP: 0180
Median Debt
$125,117
Earnings (5yr)
$124,471
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.