East Texas A&M University Mathematics (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Mathematics
- Public university
- Commerce, TX
- About 22 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
East Texas A&M University mathematics graduates earn about what mathematics graduates earn nationally, $52,044 in their first year. The typical graduate leaves with $19,333 in federal loans, close to the national median of $21,500. Several Texas programs report higher pay.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all mathematics bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, East Texas A&M University graduates earn more than the national figure and about $19,736 more than the Texas median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas mathematics program
Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Texas medians.
Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.
What graduates earn over time
Pay rises about 53% between the first and fifth year.
Year 1 and year 5 figures come from different graduating classes, so the growth rate is an estimate.
Paying back the loans
On a standard 10-year plan, the median debt means a payment of about $205 a month, or 4.7% of a graduate's typical monthly pay in the first year.
The government publishes these as ranges to protect privacy. They were measured in 2018 to 2020, partly during the pandemic pause on federal loan payments, so the forbearance share may be higher than usual.
Where graduates work, and what the pay is worth
95% of graduates (53 of 56) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Dallas area are about 3% above the national average, so a $52,044 salary here buys what about $50,484 buys in a typical US city.
Careers this field leads to
These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to mathematics, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
$63,590Median pay in Texas. 111,660 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to stay about the same in number from 2025 to 2035, with about 63,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Data Scientists
$122,090Median pay in Texas. 25,860 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 35% from 2025 to 2035, with about 24,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Natural Sciences Managers
$129,960Median pay in Texas. 7,470 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.
Statisticians
$102,960Median pay in Texas. 1,390 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 11% from 2025 to 2035, with about 1,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About East Texas A&M University
Mathematics ranks 8th of 25 bachelor's programs at East Texas A&M University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($76,559), Construction Engineering ($70,457), and Management Science ($63,945).
Other mathematics bachelor's programs near Commerce
Common questions
The median graduate earns $52,044 one year after graduating and $79,846 five years after. The median across mathematics bachelor's programs in Texas is $49,708.
The median federal loan balance is $19,333, which ranks 9th lowest of 19 mathematics bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $205 a month over 10 years.
On the numbers, yes for most students. Debt equals 37% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 44%. If the highest possible early salary is the main goal, several Texas programs report higher pay, usually with more debt.
Most do. 95% (53 of 56) were working in Texas one year after graduating.
About this data
- Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid (grants or loans).
- Earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school. Graduates who went straight to further study are not included.
- Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
- 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 comparisons when their main campus is in another state.
- Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.
- School-level numbers like tuition, admission rate, and graduation rate are for the whole school, not the mathematics program.
Sources
- U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
- Bureau of Economic Analysis, Regional Price Parities, 2024
- NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024