Which San Antonio College associate's program has the lowest debt?

Biology graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal loans, the lowest among 6 San Antonio College associate's programs that report debt.

How much does San Antonio College cost?

In-district tuition and fees are $3,412 a year, and $9,952 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $4,585 a year.

How many San Antonio College programs report graduate pay?

6 associate's programs and one certificate program at San Antonio College report first-year pay, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

San Antonio College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Public college
San Antonio, TX
16,416 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

6 San Antonio College associate's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($67,684), and Teacher Education the least ($21,184). The median program pays $30,851. San Antonio College also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-district tuition and fees$3,412Per year. Out-of-state $9,952

Average net price after aid$4,585Per year

Graduation rate26%Within 6 years

All 6 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 178 graduates a year	$67,684	$80,688	$17,338	36th of 49
2	Business AdministrationAbout 50 graduates a year	$35,522	$48,967	$10,318	7th of 19
3	Criminal JusticeAbout 22 graduates a year	$34,867	$42,793	$13,003	6th of 18
4	BiologyGraduates a year not reported	$26,835	$51,392	$9,500	5th of 8
5	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,601 graduates a year	$26,334	$38,557	$10,500	29th of 47
6	Teacher EducationAbout 83 graduates a year	$21,184	$49,695	$10,375	7th of 13

Program names link to the program's own page, and Texas ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

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.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in Texas
Criminal JusticeAbout 67 graduates a year	$52,557	Not reported	Not reported	9th of 15

Quick picks: associate's programs

Highest first-year pay

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 1,601 graduates a year
NursingAbout 178 graduates a year
Teacher EducationAbout 83 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 50 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 22 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $67,684 in their first year, the most of 6 San Antonio 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