10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$38,592at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Public · COLLEGE PAYOFF
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · 101 field-and-degree records
Earnings reported for 99 · Federal debt reported for 61
Based onObserved earnings + college priceEstimate10-year payoff
Estimated 10-year payoff
Positive payoff
+$38,592 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
8.7 yrsTime to earn back the modeled cost
+15%Estimated return after 10 years
$74,802Observed earnings · year 5
$29,505Highest annual price before payoff reaches $0
The price benchmark is $9,648 per year below this threshold.
Start with your question
What do you want to understand?
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
PUBLISHED STUDENT BUDGET · 2024–25
What makes up the annual price?
Sticker-price components reported to IPEDS. Grants and scholarships are not subtracted here.
Living off campus: $14,964 housing and food allowance plus $5,206 in other expenses.
Do not confuse this with net price. Net price subtracts average grants and scholarships. DegreeVerdict continues to use the separately labeled average net price in its standard college ROI scenario.
PRICE SENSITIVITY
The price can change the verdict.
Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.
← Negative payoff$0Positive payoff →
$0Annual price+$118,020
$8,000Annual price+$86,020
$16,000Annual price+$54,020
$20,000Current college-wide context+$38,020
$24,000Annual price+$22,020
$32,000Annual price−$9,980
$40,000Annual price−$41,980
HOW STUDENTS ATTEND · 2023-24
Online study is a meaningful part of the student experience.
IPEDS enrollment counts show course delivery across the whole institution. They do not indicate whether a specific degree can be completed online.
Institution-level attendance context from IPEDS. Program delivery is reported separately on degree pages and in the program directory. These figures do not enter ROI.
College identity and local contextAccreditation, institution type, dual enrollment and state prices
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024
Prices in Texas run 3% below the U.S. level.
BEA Regional Price Parities compare price levels across states. A value of 100 equals the national average.
What it costs and what graduates earn
$19,857Average net price / year
$31,247Cost of attendance
$20,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$217/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$74,802Median earnings · year 5 after completion
88.9%Completion rate
26.6%Admission rate
1,395Average SAT score
30ACT midpoint
42,855Student size
Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. It does not include Parent PLUS or private loans. We show admissions scores only when a valid federal value is available.
What the numbers say about The University of Texas at Austin
What does The University of Texas at Austin cost?
The University of Texas at Austin reports an average annual net price of $19,857 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.
What do The University of Texas at Austin graduates earn?
The observed median earnings figure is $74,802 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.
How much federal debt do The University of Texas at Austin graduates have?
Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $20,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.
Is every degree at The University of Texas at Austin worth the same?
No. The current release contains 101 field-and-degree records for The University of Texas at Austin; 99 report year-4 earnings and 61 report federal debt. Outcomes can differ substantially by field and degree level.
DEBT AFTER COLLEGE
Are borrowers making progress?
Repayment progress, default and debt at exit describe different federal borrower cohorts. They are shown separately and do not change the ROI estimate.
Source: College Scorecard. Repayment progress is the share of borrowers who reduced principal by at least $1 at the stated measurement point. Debt covers federal student loans; Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. Cohorts and reporting periods differ across measures.
Who studied here during the year
57,065Students enrolled at any point
45,551Undergraduate students
11,514Graduate students
Unduplicated students enrolled at any point from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. This full-year measure is different from a fall headcount and does not enter ROI.
More student and earnings detailPrice by family income, retention, equity and common industries
WHO PAYS, WHO FINISHES, WHO EARNS
Outcomes are not the same for every family.
These federal cohorts add context that a single college average can hide. Missing figures remain unreported rather than estimated.
Complete within 150% of the expected time
82% received a Pell Grant within eight yearsMedian Parent PLUS debt
5,239 parent borrowers in the reported cohortMedian federal student debt
72% making progress in repayment after three yearsStudent family incomeMedian earnings after 10 yearsObserved federal cohorts
Lower income$70,400Earnings are not a guarantee
Middle income$73,131Earnings are not a guarantee
Higher income$81,967Earnings are not a guarantee
Three-year repayment progress
Lower income70%
Middle income77%
Higher income82%
Undergraduate student composition
White30%
Black5%
Hispanic28%
Asian26%
Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release. Parent PLUS debt belongs to parents; student-debt measures exclude Parent PLUS and private loans. Cohort definitions differ by measure.
INDEPENDENT CENSUS EARNINGS VIEW
How earnings develop by field
Privacy-protected Census employment records follow graduate cohorts one, five and ten years after completion. This source is kept separate from College Scorecard because its population and methodology differ.
Field and credentialYear 1Year 5Year 10
Computer Programming.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$100,979Year 1
$157,371Year 5
$299,487Year 10
Computer Programming.Doctoral, research/scholarship · Broad federal field 11
$210,534Year 1
$283,256Year 5
$269,997Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Doctoral, research/scholarship · Broad federal field 52
$226,125Year 1
$242,237Year 5
$235,656Year 10
Accounting and Related Services.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 52
$126,472Year 1
$167,061Year 5
$221,142Year 10
Computer Programming.Bachelor’s degree · Broad federal field 11
$130,966Year 1
$162,623Year 5
$191,060Year 10
Law.Doctoral, professional practice · Broad federal field 22
$159,239Year 1
$172,602Year 5
$190,827Year 10
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.Doctoral, research/scholarship · Broad federal field 14
$121,284Year 1
$157,258Year 5
$186,377Year 10
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering.Master’s degree · Broad federal field 14
$101,497Year 1
$131,878Year 5
$165,855Year 10
Median annual earnings in 2023 dollars. Each time point may use a different pooled graduation cohort. Coverage is limited to institutions participating in the Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes program.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use every reportable field-and-credential record at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS OVER TIME
What graduates earned in later years
$51,060Year 1
$79,115Year 4
$74,802Year 5
Each year can represent a different federal cohort, so the points do not track the same people over time.
Your choice of degree can change the payoff.
Graduate earnings differ by field and credential, even within the same college.
1Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$219,7052Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$197,7073Law · Doctoral Degree$173,1144Law · Bachelor's Degree$156,3115Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$155,1686Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$146,0037Engineering-Related Fields · Bachelor's Degree$145,6388Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · Bachelor's Degree$143,049Observed year-4 earnings · compare the same field and credential across colleges
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree · $197,707 reported+91%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt2Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesMaster's Degree · $119,127 reported+81%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt3Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $155,168 reported+68%vs same-degree national median$20,500federal debt4Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree · $219,705 reported+64%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5LawDoctoral Degree · $173,114 reported+64%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt6Engineering-Related FieldsBachelor's Degree · $145,638 reported+63%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive, not a quality ranking.
College Station, TX
Texas A&M University-College Station
- Annual net price
- $21,315
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,578
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
The University of Texas at Dallas
- Annual net price
- $18,267
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,089
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +3%
The University of Texas at Arlington
- Annual net price
- $13,951
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $73,224
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +20%
Texas Tech University
- Annual net price
- $19,070
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,247
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -29%
Compare fields and degree levels
Showing the 40 highest-earning records from 101 field-and-degree records. Use the program directory to search the complete set.
| Major or field | Degree level | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2024–25 graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $219,705 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $197,707 | Not available | Not reported |
| Law | Doctoral Degree | $173,114 | Not available | 307 |
| Law | Bachelor's Degree | $156,311 | Not available | Not reported |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $155,168 | $20,500 | Not reported |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $146,003 | $20,500 | Not reported |
| Engineering-Related Fields | Bachelor's Degree | $145,638 | Not available | Not reported |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $143,049 | Not available | 0 |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | Doctoral Degree | $142,359 | Not available | 119 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Doctoral Degree | $140,262 | Not available | 6 |
| Petroleum Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $139,867 | $17,239 | 0 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $134,846 | Not available | 37 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $132,075 | $20,500 | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $128,956 | Not available | Not reported |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $128,909 | Not available | Not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $127,158 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Economics | Master's Degree | $126,566 | Not available | Not reported |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Master's Degree | $119,127 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $117,656 | Not available | Not reported |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | $115,629 | Not available | Not reported |
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $115,423 | $19,844 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $105,143 | $19,462 | Not reported |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $104,523 | $18,750 | 0 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $104,458 | Not available | Not reported |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $104,422 | $22,542 | Not reported |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $102,544 | $21,071 | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $99,079 | Not available | Not reported |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $95,271 | $21,030 | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $94,458 | $20,750 | Not reported |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology | Doctoral Degree | $94,340 | Not available | 17 |
| Architectural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $93,710 | $25,701 | Not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Doctoral Degree | $92,982 | Not available | 27 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $91,955 | $19,625 | Not reported |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $89,354 | $21,125 | Not reported |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $88,434 | $20,500 | Not reported |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $87,891 | $19,651 | 57 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Doctoral Degree | $85,479 | Not available | 11 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Master's Degree | $84,618 | Not available | Not reported |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | Master's Degree | $84,481 | Not available | Not reported |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $83,481 | $16,487 | Not reported |
Graduate counts come from IPEDS and group related majors into the same federal field. Missing earnings or debt values remain labeled as unavailable.
Search every The University of Texas at Austin program record →Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.