Which Texas diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center reports the lowest median federal debt, $16,500, with first-year pay of $76,438.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Texas?

The median across 7 Texas diagnostic and treatment professions bachelor's programs is $72,789 in the first year after graduating and $71,081 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's) Programs in Texas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions bachelor's programs are in Texas?

7 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 6 of them also report federal debt.

7 programs report first-year pay
6 also report federal debt
Bachelor's in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Texas diagnostic and treatment professions bachelor's program pays its graduates $72,789 in their first year, $11,790 more than the national median. UT Health San Antonio reports the highest first-year pay ($87,264), and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center the lowest median debt ($16,500).

Median first-year pay$72,789National $60,999

Median pay after 5 years$71,081National $63,023

Median federal debt$24,938National $27,000

Debt-to-earnings34%National 43%

All 7 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	UT Health San AntonioSan Antonio · public	$87,264	$79,664	$22,250	25%
2	Southwest University at El PasoEl Paso · private for-profit	$86,211	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported
3	University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterHouston · public	$76,438	Not reported	$16,500	22%
4	UTMBGalveston · public	$72,789	Not reported	$24,250	33%
5	Texas StateSan Marcos · public	$67,965	$71,081	$26,500	39%
6	Midwestern StateWichita Falls · public	$67,953	$74,902	$24,000	35%
7	Sam Houston StateHuntsville · public	$43,509	Not reported	$26,500	61%

Southwest University at El Paso reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay. 2 more programs report debt but not pay, so they aren't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas diagnostic and treatment professions 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 the 6 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$78,630

Median pay in Texas. 20,250 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $48,550Top 10%: $102,630

Emergency Medical Technicians

$37,260

Median pay in Texas. 12,770 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $30,320Top 10%: $52,160

Physician Assistants

$134,550

Median pay in Texas. 10,110 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $102,650Top 10%: $169,000

Respiratory Therapists

$79,540

Median pay in Texas. 12,130 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $61,310Top 10%: $99,690

Common questions

UT Health San Antonio in San Antonio reports the highest median first-year pay, $87,264. Its median federal debt is $22,250.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked181 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in Texas, ranked36 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) programs in Texas, ranked18 programs by pay and debt

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.
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.
Medians are across the diagnostic and treatment professions bachelor's programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

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
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024