Which Texas microbiology program has the lowest debt?

UTEP reports the lowest median federal debt, $18,531, with first-year pay of $22,069.

How much do microbiology graduates earn in Texas?

The median across 5 Texas microbiology bachelor's programs is $27,445 in the first year after graduating and $62,914 five years after.

How many microbiology bachelor's programs are in Texas?

5 Texas programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 5 of them also report federal debt.

Microbiology (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 Microbiological Sciences and Immunology

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Texas microbiology bachelor's program pays its graduates $27,445 in their first year, $11,281 less than the national median. UT Arlington reports the highest first-year pay ($40,101), and UTEP the lowest median debt ($18,531).

Median first-year pay$27,445National $38,726

Median pay after 5 years$62,914National $65,144

Median federal debt$21,671National $21,868

Debt-to-earnings83%National 55%

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.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	UT ArlingtonArlington · public	$40,101	$58,611	$21,395	53%
2	Texas StateSan Marcos · public	$37,663	$62,154	$25,000	66%
3	Texas TechLubbock · public	$27,445	$76,515	$22,985	84%
4	UTSASan Antonio · public	$26,218	Not reported	$21,671	83%
5	UTEPEl Paso · public	$22,069	$63,674	$18,531	84%

Debt and first-year pay at every Texas microbiology 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

UT Arlington$40,101
Texas State$37,663
Texas Tech$27,445
UTSA$26,218
UTEP$22,069

Lowest median debt

UTEP$18,531
UT Arlington$21,395
UTSA$21,671
Texas Tech$22,985
Texas State$25,000

Lowest debt for the pay

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

Medical and Health Services Managers

$114,150

Median pay in Texas. 58,420 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 24% from 2025 to 2035, with about 62,300 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus less than 5 years of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $65,520Top 10%: $205,600

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

$80,470

Median pay in Texas. 11,920 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 13% from 2025 to 2035, with about 10,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: doctoral or professional degree.

Bottom 10%: $63,870Top 10%: $144,060

Natural Sciences Managers

$129,960

Median pay in Texas. 7,470 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 8% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,200 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree, plus 5 years or more of related work experience.

Bottom 10%: $74,200Top 10%: $213,280

Biological Technicians

$50,130

Median pay in Texas. 2,730 people work in this job in Texas. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 7% from 2025 to 2035, with about 9,400 openings a year. Typical education to start: bachelor's degree.

Bottom 10%: $36,960Top 10%: $80,600

Common questions

UT Arlington in Arlington reports the highest median first-year pay, $40,101. Its median federal debt is $21,395.

Microbiology (Bachelor's) programs in the US, ranked55 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 microbiology 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