Which Amarillo College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Business Administration graduates leave with a median of $11,989 in federal loans, the lowest among 10 Amarillo College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does Amarillo College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $2,136 a year, and $4,704 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $4,600 a year.

How many Amarillo College programs report graduate pay?

12 associate's programs and 6 certificate programs at Amarillo College report first-year pay, and 14 of them also report federal debt.

Amarillo College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
Amarillo, TX
7,399 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

12 Amarillo College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($64,713), and Teacher Education the least ($17,997). The median program pays $39,218. Amarillo College also has 6 certificate programs that report pay.

In-district tuition and fees$2,136Per year. Out-of-state $4,704

Average net price after aid$4,600Per year

Graduation rate32%Within 1.5 times the normal program length

All 12 associate's programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	NursingAbout 201 graduates a year	$64,713	$71,151	$18,847	46th of 49
2	Electromechanical TechnologyAbout 14 graduates a year	$54,396	$68,057	$15,599	3rd of 7
3	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 79 graduates a year	$53,099	$61,332	$15,750	23rd of 36
4	Allied Health and Medical AssistingAbout 20 graduates a year	$49,025	$49,319	$15,500	9th of 20
5	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 28 graduates a year	$45,594	$56,650	Not reported	3rd of 12
6	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 30 graduates a year	$42,484	$60,259	$17,375	10th of 11
7	Criminal JusticeAbout 43 graduates a year	$35,952	$48,011	$16,624	5th of 18
8	Business AdministrationAbout 149 graduates a year	$32,969	$43,880	$11,989	11th of 19
9	Computer ProgrammingAbout 27 graduates a year	$32,074	$58,190	Not reported	3rd of 3
10	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 355 graduates a year	$31,173	$37,913	$13,830	11th of 47
11	PsychologyAbout 87 graduates a year	$25,076	$29,731	$18,503	4th of 6
12	Teacher EducationGraduates a year not reported	$17,997	$45,076	$15,250	11th of 13

Program names link to the program's own page, and Texas ranks link to the full ranking for the field. A program gets its own page when it reports both pay and debt and at least five Texas programs in the field do too.

One more associate's program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

All 6 certificate programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in Texas" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across Texas. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
1	Criminal JusticeAbout 18 graduates a year	$48,916	$56,834	Not reported	12th of 15
2	Welding and MachiningAbout 61 graduates a year	$48,263	$65,178	Not reported	1st of 20
3	Vehicle Maintenance and RepairAbout 122 graduates a year	$43,443	$52,468	$10,500	3rd of 16
4	Practical NursingAbout 52 graduates a year	$42,037	$53,341	$14,250	27th of 37
5	Computer ProgrammingAbout 145 graduates a year	$37,250	Not reported	$11,884	2nd of 2
6	Business AdministrationAbout 82 graduates a year	$34,489	Not reported	$17,500	4th of 5

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$64,713
Electromechanical Technology$54,396
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$53,099
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$49,025
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair$45,594

Lowest median debt

Business Administration$11,989
Liberal Arts and General Studies$13,830
Teacher Education$15,250
Allied Health and Medical Assisting$15,500
Electromechanical Technology$15,599

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 355 graduates a year
NursingAbout 201 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 149 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 87 graduates a year
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 79 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $64,713 in their first year, the most of 12 Amarillo College associate's programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Texas rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels