Which Texas State bachelor's program has the lowest debt?

International Relations graduates leave with a median of $18,344 in federal loans, the lowest among 64 Texas State bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does Texas State cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,450 a year, and $22,930 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $16,805 a year.

How many Texas State programs report graduate pay?

64 bachelor's programs and one certificate program at Texas State report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

Texas State Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Texas State University
Public university
San Marcos, TX
36,177 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

64 Texas State bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Construction Engineering Technology pays the most in the first year ($76,646), and International Relations the least ($20,547). The median program pays $38,898. Texas State also has one certificate program that reports pay.

In-state tuition and fees$11,450Per year. Out-of-state $22,930

Average net price after aid$16,805Per year

Graduation rate55%Within 6 years

Admission rate89%Of applicants

All 64 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	Construction Engineering TechnologyAbout 110 graduates a year	$76,646	$96,457	$22,718	2nd of 7
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 59 graduates a year	$72,990	$104,885	$28,000	15th of 19
3	NursingAbout 75 graduates a year	$72,861	$73,210	$23,250	39th of 48
4	Computer ScienceAbout 226 graduates a year	$70,906	$113,108	$24,445	7th of 9
5	Manufacturing EngineeringAbout 39 graduates a year	$68,886	$86,375	$21,375	1st of 1
6	Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 54 graduates a year	$67,965	$71,081	$26,500	5th of 7
7	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 18 graduates a year	$67,589	Not reported	$22,872	2nd of 9
8	Industrial EngineeringAbout 23 graduates a year	$61,718	$88,735	$28,750	7th of 8
9	Engineering TechnologyAbout 47 graduates a year	$52,958	Not reported	$24,000	1st of 1
10	AccountingAbout 134 graduates a year	$52,610	$72,251	$23,250	17th of 39
11	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 86 graduates a year	$52,274	$88,254	$21,046	22nd of 32
12	MusicAbout 57 graduates a year	$51,158	$51,050	$26,241	7th of 21
13	FinanceAbout 225 graduates a year	$49,981	$80,518	$23,250	26th of 39
14	Business EconomicsAbout 31 graduates a year	$49,831	$71,595	$23,125	4th of 5
15	Applied MathematicsAbout 23 graduates a year	$49,822	$73,629	$28,409	2nd of 2
16	MathematicsAbout 34 graduates a year	$49,708	$61,642	$26,000	11th of 21
17	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 195 graduates a year	$49,240	$53,495	$25,000	19th of 39
18	MarketingAbout 308 graduates a year	$48,072	$72,788	$21,500	11th of 39
19	Urban and Regional PlanningAbout 11 graduates a year	$47,256	$57,160	$26,000	2nd of 2
20	Public AdministrationAbout 30 graduates a year	$46,491	$52,103	$27,418	1st of 3
21	Family and Consumer EconomicsAbout 30 graduates a year	$45,666	$50,122	$19,822	2nd of 2
22	Business AdministrationAbout 391 graduates a year	$45,306	$68,669	$20,500	27th of 63
23	AgricultureAbout 47 graduates a year	$44,994	$61,972	$20,699	4th of 7
24	GeographyAbout 49 graduates a year	$44,909	$54,724	$22,657	2nd of 5
25	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 33 graduates a year	$44,824	$60,103	$22,750	1st of 9
26	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 114 graduates a year	$44,396	$62,197	$24,353	3rd of 11
27	EconomicsAbout 23 graduates a year	$43,064	Not reported	$22,717	13th of 14
28	ChemistryAbout 19 graduates a year	$42,897	Not reported	$27,500	6th of 12
29	PhysicsAbout 20 graduates a year	$41,737	$101,450	$23,500	3rd of 6
30	Health and Medical AdministrationAbout 83 graduates a year	$40,951	$61,400	$26,197	6th of 9
31	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 318 graduates a year	$40,411	$57,471	$21,764	7th of 10
32	DanceAbout 36 graduates a year	$38,967	$54,412	$22,500	1st of 5
33	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 146 graduates a year	$38,829	$57,785	$26,599	13th of 25
34	Social WorkAbout 122 graduates a year	$38,660	$46,787	$21,500	6th of 24
35	HistoryAbout 115 graduates a year	$37,741	$53,755	$23,973	6th of 23
36	MicrobiologyAbout 39 graduates a year	$37,663	$62,154	$25,000	2nd of 5
37	Agricultural BusinessAbout 17 graduates a year	$37,574	$57,287	$20,500	6th of 6
38	Writing and RhetoricAbout 20 graduates a year	$37,548	$56,889	$21,765	5th of 7
39	International StudiesAbout 40 graduates a year	$37,397	Not reported	$24,313	3rd of 7
40	CommunicationsAbout 130 graduates a year	$37,386	$58,381	$24,250	7th of 33
41	SociologyAbout 58 graduates a year	$37,263	$50,392	$25,000	6th of 19
42	Foods and NutritionAbout 57 graduates a year	$36,601	$52,933	$23,354	2nd of 5
43	Criminal JusticeAbout 344 graduates a year	$36,117	$54,099	$19,500	18th of 39
44	Romance LanguagesAbout 42 graduates a year	$35,781	$50,661	$22,133	4th of 12
45	Public HealthAbout 49 graduates a year	$35,564	$54,371	$26,710	7th of 14
46	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 64 graduates a year	$35,047	$47,829	$22,295	3rd of 10
47	BiologyAbout 223 graduates a year	$34,516	$53,861	$24,000	4th of 43
48	PsychologyAbout 508 graduates a year	$33,936	$49,984	$23,250	14th of 52
49	Political ScienceAbout 124 graduates a year	$33,783	$49,969	$22,760	17th of 27
50	Film and PhotographyAbout 15 graduates a year	$33,610	$44,971	$26,864	1st of 1
51	Animal ScienceAbout 85 graduates a year	$33,358	$45,953	$21,662	4th of 10
52	JournalismAbout 48 graduates a year	$33,255	$40,380	$20,847	6th of 9
53	Specialized Sales and MerchandisingAbout 67 graduates a year	$33,040	$58,224	$24,156	6th of 8
54	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 423 graduates a year	$33,033	$57,963	$24,500	20th of 42
55	Recreation ManagementAbout 39 graduates a year	$32,620	$46,540	$23,000	2nd of 2
56	EnglishAbout 150 graduates a year	$32,482	$48,448	$22,344	17th of 30
57	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 197 graduates a year	$31,977	$46,714	$21,858	7th of 14
58	AnthropologyAbout 71 graduates a year	$30,108	$43,181	$25,000	5th of 11
59	Environmental Science and ConservationAbout 57 graduates a year	$29,414	$50,255	$24,515	8th of 9
60	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 73 graduates a year	$28,445	$39,521	$26,928	7th of 19
61	PhilosophyAbout 16 graduates a year	$27,893	Not reported	$26,000	5th of 6
62	TheatreAbout 168 graduates a year	$26,045	$40,459	$21,500	7th of 15
63	ZoologyAbout 57 graduates a year	$22,264	$47,662	$25,033	3rd of 3
64	International RelationsAbout 12 graduates a year	$20,547	Not reported	$18,344	4th of 4

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.

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
GeographyGraduates a year not reported	$44,270	Not reported	$25,385	1st of 1

Quick picks: bachelor's programs

Highest first-year pay

Construction Engineering Technology$76,646
Electrical Engineering$72,990
Nursing$72,861
Computer Science$70,906
Manufacturing Engineering$68,886

Lowest median debt

International Relations$18,344
Criminal Justice$19,500
Family and Consumer Economics$19,822
Business Administration$20,500
Agricultural Business$20,500

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 508 graduates a year
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 423 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 391 graduates a year
Criminal JusticeAbout 344 graduates a year
Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 318 graduates a year

Common questions

Construction Engineering Technology graduates earn a median of $76,646 in their first year, the most of 64 Texas 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