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Industrial Technology (Bachelor's) Programs in Texas, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

  • 5 programs report first-year pay
  • 5 also report federal debt
  • Bachelor's in Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Texas industrial technology bachelor's program pays its graduates $55,036 in their first year, $4,787 less than the national median. Lamar University reports the highest first-year pay ($84,746), and Sam Houston State the lowest median debt ($21,500).

Median first-year pay$55,036National $59,823
Median pay after 5 years$74,385National $77,547
Median federal debt$23,347National $24,250
Debt-to-earnings44%National 41%

All 5 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.

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas industrial technology 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 5 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

  1. Lamar University$84,746
  2. Texas A&M$68,154
  3. Tarleton State$55,036
  4. Texas A&M-Kingsville$50,039
  5. Sam Houston State$49,623

Lowest median debt

  1. Sam Houston State$21,500
  2. Texas A&M$22,462
  3. Texas A&M-Kingsville$23,347
  4. Tarleton State$25,750
  5. Lamar University$37,672

Lowest debt for the pay

  1. Texas A&M33%
  2. Sam Houston State43%
  3. Lamar University44%
  4. Texas A&M-Kingsville47%
  5. Tarleton State47%

"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 industrial technology, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

$53,340

Median pay in Texas. 52,000 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 40,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $38,380Top 10%: $80,240

Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians

$74,050

Median pay in Texas. 8,960 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 2% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,100 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $41,550Top 10%: $105,560

Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians

$62,020

Median pay in Texas. 5,060 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 3% from 2025 to 2035, with about 6,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $45,650Top 10%: $103,340

Semiconductor Processing Technicians

$38,440

Median pay in Texas. 6,110 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 3,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: high school diploma or equivalent.

Bottom 10%: $31,750Top 10%: $59,500

Common questions

Lamar University in Beaumont reports the highest median first-year pay, $84,746. Its median federal debt is $37,672.

Related pages

Industrial Technology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked48 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 industrial technology 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

  1. U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
  2. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
  3. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
  4. NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024