Which UT Permian Basin major has the lowest debt?

Nursing graduates leave with a median of $13,954 in federal loans, the lowest among 7 UT Permian Basin bachelor's programs that report debt.

How much does UT Permian Basin cost?

In-state tuition and fees are $9,236 a year, and $21,504 for out-of-state students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $12,723 a year.

How many UT Permian Basin programs report graduate pay?

7 bachelor's programs at UT Permian Basin report first-year pay, and all of them also report federal debt.

UT Permian Basin Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

The University of Texas Permian Basin
Public university
Odessa, TX
3,911 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

7 UT Permian Basin bachelor's programs report what graduates earn. Nursing pays the most in the first year ($71,681), and Psychology the least ($46,009). The median program pays $53,109.

In-state tuition and fees$9,236Per year. Out-of-state $21,504

Average net price after aid$12,723Per year

Graduation rate40%Within 6 years

Admission rate95%Of applicants

All 7 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 43 graduates a year	$71,681	$60,414	$13,954	43rd of 48
2	Mechanical EngineeringAbout 42 graduates a year	$65,167	$96,881	$18,750	14th of 23
3	Petroleum EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year	$61,299	$99,276	$24,500	4th of 6
4	Other Interdisciplinary StudiesAbout 12 graduates a year	$53,109	$54,906	$17,750	6th of 39
5	Business AdministrationAbout 88 graduates a year	$51,109	$72,577	$23,875	12th of 63
6	CommunicationsAbout 22 graduates a year	$46,203	$56,760	$22,852	1st of 33
7	PsychologyAbout 129 graduates a year	$46,009	$47,718	$21,731	1st of 52

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

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

Lowest median debt

Largest programs

PsychologyAbout 129 graduates a year
Business AdministrationAbout 88 graduates a year
NursingAbout 43 graduates a year
Mechanical EngineeringAbout 42 graduates a year
Petroleum EngineeringAbout 25 graduates a year

Common questions

Nursing graduates earn a median of $71,681 in their first year, the most of 7 UT Permian Basin 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