Which Midwestern State major has the lowest debt?

Dental Hygiene and Assisting graduates leave with a median of $19,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 16 Midwestern State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Midwestern State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $10,580 a year, and $12,530 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $11,656 a year.

How many Midwestern State programs report graduate pay?

20 bachelor's programs at Midwestern State report first-year pay, and 16 of them also report federal debt.

Midwestern State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Midwestern State University
Public university
Wichita Falls, TX
4,087 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

20 Midwestern State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($77,928), and English the least ($18,781). The median program pays $42,193.

In-state tuition and fees$10,580Per year. Out-of-state $12,530

Average net price after aid$11,656Per year

Graduation rate43%Within 6 years

Admission rate94%Of applicants

All 20 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 217 graduates a year	$77,928	$88,837	$27,000	19th of 48
2	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 218 graduates a year	$67,953	$74,902	$24,000	6th of 7
3	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 24 graduates a year	$66,505	$90,788	Not reported	13th of 32
4	Dental Hygiene and AssistingAbout 18 graduates a year	$60,153	$64,004	$19,500	4th of 6
5	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$56,371	$76,173	$31,000	21st of 23
6	FinanceAbout 28 graduates a year	$49,413	$59,541	$23,338	27th of 39
7	AccountingAbout 26 graduates a year	$45,355	$65,105	$24,900	28th of 39
8	MarketingAbout 28 graduates a year	$45,018	$56,861	$28,026	17th of 39
9	Management Information SystemsAbout 12 graduates a year	$44,524	Not reported	$24,000	11th of 15
10	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 145 graduates a year	$43,667	$48,686	$27,375	29th of 39
11	Criminal JusticeAbout 31 graduates a year	$40,719	$43,441	$25,668	8th of 39
12	Business AdministrationAbout 33 graduates a year	$39,272	$58,542	$27,373	44th of 63
13	Social WorkAbout 29 graduates a year	$39,215	$44,251	$35,135	4th of 24
14	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 15 graduates a year	$35,589	$32,427	Not reported	2nd of 19
15	BiologyAbout 41 graduates a year	$33,278	$58,445	$28,000	6th of 43
16	SociologyAbout 6 graduates a year	$29,922	$45,329	Not reported	16th of 19
17	PsychologyAbout 43 graduates a year	$29,096	$44,475	$25,000	35th of 52
18	Physiology and PathologyAbout 20 graduates a year	$27,539	$51,776	$22,244	1st of 1
19	CommunicationsAbout 17 graduates a year	$25,728	$43,292	$26,000	28th of 33
20	EnglishAbout 12 graduates a year	$18,781	$42,974	Not reported	30th of 30

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.

Some nursing bachelor's programs are for nurses who are already licensed and working (RN-to-BSN). College Scorecard counts them with programs for new students, and their graduates' pay reflects years of nursing experience, so high pay at a program here may not mean higher starting pay for a new nurse.

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

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Nursing$77,928
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$67,953
Computer and Information Science$66,505
Dental Hygiene and Assisting$60,153
Mechanical Engineering$56,371

Lowest median debt

Dental Hygiene and Assisting$19,500
Physiology and Pathology$22,244
Finance$23,338
Diagnostic and Treatment Professions$24,000
Management Information Systems$24,000

Largest programs

Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 218 graduates a year
NursingAbout 217 graduates a year
Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 145 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 43 graduates a year
BiologyAbout 41 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $77,928 in their first year, the most of 20 Midwestern State bachelor'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