Texas Woman's University Sociology (Bachelor's): Tuition, Graduate Salary, and Debt
- Bachelor's in Sociology
- Public university
- Denton, TX
- About 45 graduates a year
College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025
The short answer
Texas Woman's University sociology graduates earn more than graduates of most sociology programs nationally, $38,438 in their first year. Debt is high. The typical graduate leaves with $33,719 in federal loans, more than at 95% of sociology programs in the country. It is one of the higher-paying sociology degrees in Texas.
How it compares
Each figure is the median for graduates of the program. The Texas and national columns are the medians across all sociology bachelor's programs that report the figure.
Five years out, Texas Woman's University graduates earn about the national figure and about the same as the Texas median.
Debt and first-year pay at every Texas sociology 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 30% 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 $357 a month, or 11.1% 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
91% of graduates (53 of 58) were working in Texas one year after graduating. Prices in the Dallas area are about 3% above the national average, so a $38,438 salary here buys what about $37,286 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 sociology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.
Social Science Research Assistants
$58,070Median pay in Texas. 1,180 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 4,900 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.
Sociologists
$106,030Median pay nationwide. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 4% from 2025 to 2035, with about 200 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.
About Texas Woman's University
Sociology ranks 17th of 29 bachelor's programs at Texas Woman's University by first-year earnings. The top three are Nursing ($76,344), Dental Hygiene and Assisting ($55,694), and Computer and Information Science ($55,172).
Other sociology bachelor's programs near Denton
Common questions
The median graduate earns $38,438 one year after graduating and $50,004 five years after. The median across sociology bachelor's programs in Texas is $32,956.
The median federal loan balance is $33,719, which ranks 16th lowest of 17 sociology bachelor's programs in Texas. That works out to about $357 a month over 10 years.
It depends on your other options. Debt equals 88% of first-year earnings, against a national median of 72%. Compare the cost with other Texas programs before deciding.
Most do. 91% (53 of 58) 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 sociology 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