Del Mar College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt
- Public college
- Corpus Christi, TX
- 9,501 undergraduates
College Scorecard June 2026 release
The short answer
7 Del Mar College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($70,673), and Liberal Arts and General Studies the least ($22,108). The median program pays $42,057. Del Mar College also has one certificate program that reports pay.
All 7 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 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.
One certificate program
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.
Quick picks: associate's programs
Highest first-year pay
- Nursing$70,673
- Physical Science Technology$56,948
- Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$52,431
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting$42,057
- Quality Control and Safety Technology$34,991
Lowest median debt
- Quality Control and Safety Technology$5,920
- Physical Science Technology$7,000
- Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$7,000
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting$7,000
- Business Administration$7,354
Largest programs
- NursingAbout 213 graduates a year
- Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 120 graduates a year
- Business AdministrationAbout 98 graduates a year
- Physical Science TechnologyAbout 83 graduates a year
- Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 56 graduates a year
Common questions
Nursing graduates earn a median of $70,673 in their first year, the most of 7 Del Mar College associate's programs that report pay.
Quality Control and Safety Technology graduates leave with a median of $5,920 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 Del Mar College associate's programs that report debt.
In-district tuition and fees are $3,440 a year, and $6,050 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $3,399 a year.
7 associate's programs and one certificate program at Del Mar College report first-year pay, and 7 of them also report federal debt.
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