Which UT Austin major has the lowest debt?

Geology and Earth Science graduates leave with a median of $16,487 in federal loans, the lowest among 60 UT Austin bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UT Austin cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $11,688 a year, and $44,908 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $19,857 a year.

How many UT Austin programs report graduate pay?

61 bachelor's programs at UT Austin report first-year pay, and 60 of them also report federal debt.

UT Austin Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

The University of Texas at Austin
Public university
Austin, TX
42,855 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

61 UT Austin bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Computer and Information Science pays the most in the first year ($111,587), and Communication Sciences and Disorders the least ($22,286). The median program pays $39,621.

In-state tuition and fees$11,688Per year. Out-of-state $44,908

Average net price after aid$19,857Per year

Graduation rate89%Within 6 years

Admission rate27%Of applicants

All 61 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	Computer and Information ScienceAbout 470 graduates a year	$111,587	$132,436	$20,500	2nd of 32
2	Electrical EngineeringAbout 342 graduates a year	$96,997	$123,101	$20,500	1st of 19
3	BusinessGraduates a year not reported	$94,041	Not reported	Not reported	1st of 22
4	Chemical EngineeringAbout 155 graduates a year	$87,365	$110,742	$19,844	2nd of 8
5	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 67 graduates a year	$86,761	$121,692	$17,239	1st of 6
6	Management Information SystemsAbout 178 graduates a year	$86,622	$112,047	$19,000	1st of 15
7	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 275 graduates a year	$82,227	$104,021	$18,750	2nd of 23
8	FinanceAbout 434 graduates a year	$81,844	$116,432	$20,500	2nd of 39
9	Aerospace EngineeringAbout 138 graduates a year	$81,022	$100,587	$22,542	1st of 3
10	Civil EngineeringAbout 142 graduates a year	$75,153	$93,173	$21,030	2nd of 12
11	NursingAbout 118 graduates a year	$75,095	$82,838	$19,651	29th of 48
12	Architectural EngineeringAbout 72 graduates a year	$73,510	$100,699	$25,701	1st of 2
13	AccountingAbout 140 graduates a year	$68,082	$95,733	$19,462	4th of 39
14	Business AdministrationAbout 250 graduates a year	$66,289	$95,412	$20,750	2nd of 63
15	Medical Laboratory ScienceAbout 14 graduates a year	$61,461	Not reported	$23,000	5th of 9
16	MathematicsAbout 308 graduates a year	$60,011	$86,814	$20,500	2nd of 21
17	MarketingAbout 171 graduates a year	$59,428	$88,998	$19,625	2nd of 39
18	EconomicsAbout 294 graduates a year	$58,717	$97,244	$21,125	3rd of 14
19	ArchitectureAbout 47 graduates a year	$56,327	$69,182	$21,000	1st of 6
20	Biomedical EngineeringAbout 132 graduates a year	$56,045	$91,099	$21,071	5th of 7
21	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 149 graduates a year	$51,107	$56,657	$21,500	11th of 39
22	Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 487 graduates a year	$47,972	$79,337	$20,995	3rd of 10
23	Liberal Arts and General StudiesAbout 294 graduates a year	$45,243	$65,567	$19,052	3rd of 25
24	Design and Applied ArtsAbout 44 graduates a year	$44,506	$88,050	$22,500	2nd of 11
25	CommunicationsAbout 203 graduates a year	$43,848	Not reported	$20,500	2nd of 33
26	ChemistryAbout 90 graduates a year	$43,383	$66,779	$18,500	5th of 12
27	Political ScienceAbout 340 graduates a year	$43,281	$70,835	$20,500	4th of 27
28	International StudiesAbout 147 graduates a year	$42,701	$74,259	$18,535	1st of 7
29	Geology and Earth ScienceAbout 43 graduates a year	$42,062	$61,340	$16,487	6th of 6
30	PhilosophyAbout 47 graduates a year	$40,881	$55,022	$18,676	2nd of 6
31	SociologyAbout 135 graduates a year	$39,621	$60,618	$23,000	1st of 19
32	MusicAbout 56 graduates a year	$39,564	$52,699	$26,000	14th of 21
33	JournalismAbout 116 graduates a year	$39,336	$61,070	$21,500	2nd of 9
34	Writing and RhetoricAbout 35 graduates a year	$38,713	$61,896	$21,323	3rd of 7
35	Social WorkAbout 84 graduates a year	$37,437	$53,239	$21,506	12th of 24
36	Apparel and TextilesAbout 48 graduates a year	$37,245	$59,549	$24,812	1st of 1
37	Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender StudiesAbout 28 graduates a year	$37,046	$55,202	$26,000	1st of 2
38	GeographyAbout 43 graduates a year	$36,878	$69,390	$21,875	4th of 5
39	PhysicsAbout 80 graduates a year	$36,832	$92,183	$20,333	4th of 6
40	Foods and NutritionGraduates a year not reported	$36,312	$64,426	$20,500	3rd of 5
41	Public HealthAbout 313 graduates a year	$35,761	$67,931	$21,500	6th of 14
42	Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceAbout 272 graduates a year	$35,583	$67,127	$22,361	13th of 42
43	Sustainability StudiesAbout 83 graduates a year	$35,255	Not reported	$18,636	1st of 1
44	Romance LanguagesAbout 39 graduates a year	$34,929	$62,697	$19,241	5th of 12
45	NeuroscienceAbout 262 graduates a year	$34,820	Not reported	$23,612	1st of 4
46	EnglishAbout 128 graduates a year	$34,739	$54,944	$21,500	13th of 30
47	HistoryAbout 104 graduates a year	$34,495	$56,276	$19,553	11th of 23
48	Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyAbout 303 graduates a year	$33,846	$73,667	$19,000	4th of 9
49	PsychologyAbout 514 graduates a year	$33,556	$55,701	$19,750	16th of 52
50	TheatreAbout 57 graduates a year	$33,261	Not reported	$26,000	1st of 15
51	Human Development and Family StudiesAbout 144 graduates a year	$33,118	$62,473	$21,500	5th of 10
52	Linguistics and Language StudiesAbout 26 graduates a year	$32,185	$54,698	$21,892	2nd of 6
53	Fine and Studio ArtsAbout 112 graduates a year	$32,088	$45,932	$24,057	5th of 19
54	BiologyAbout 590 graduates a year	$31,832	$65,785	$21,893	12th of 43
55	AnthropologyAbout 54 graduates a year	$31,369	$43,067	$22,523	3rd of 11
56	Area StudiesAbout 56 graduates a year	$29,746	$52,619	$22,215	1st of 1
57	Visual and Performing ArtsAbout 97 graduates a year	$29,707	$43,173	$21,500	1st of 3
58	Astronomy and AstrophysicsAbout 29 graduates a year	$29,404	Not reported	$25,250	1st of 1
59	Radio, TV, and Digital MediaAbout 262 graduates a year	$28,892	$55,238	$23,044	10th of 14
60	East Asian LanguagesAbout 20 graduates a year	$23,701	$57,712	$20,750	1st of 1
61	Communication Sciences and DisordersAbout 103 graduates a year	$22,286	$62,663	$20,500	8th of 9

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

Computer and Information Science$111,587
Electrical Engineering$96,997
Business$94,041
Chemical Engineering$87,365
Petroleum Engineering$86,761

Lowest median debt

Geology and Earth Science$16,487
Petroleum Engineering$17,239
Chemistry$18,500
International Studies$18,535
Sustainability Studies$18,636

Largest programs

BiologyAbout 590 graduates a year
PsychologyAbout 514 graduates a year
Public Relations and AdvertisingAbout 487 graduates a year
Computer and Information ScienceAbout 470 graduates a year
FinanceAbout 434 graduates a year

Common questions

Computer and Information Science graduates earn a median of $111,587 in their first year, the most of 61 UT Austin 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