10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$7,822at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
The University of Texas at Dallas
⌖ Richardson, TX · 56 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$7,822 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
9.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
+3%Modeled 10-year ROI
$71,089Observed earnings · year 5
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.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$18,267Average net price / year
$29,807Cost of attendance
$71,089Median earnings · year 5 after completion
75.7%Completion rate
65.1%Admission rate
21,751Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$52,687Year 1
$76,497Year 4
$71,089Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Systems Engineering · Master's Degree$144,3072Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Master's Degree$142,5233Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$140,4814Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Graduate/Professional Certificate$136,8885Applied Mathematics · Master's Degree$132,3836Computer and Information Sciences, General · Master's Degree$130,9247Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$124,6038Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$122,669Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
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 Austin
- Annual net price
- $19,857
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $74,802
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +15%
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%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Systems Engineering | Master's Degree | $144,307 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Master's Degree | $142,523 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $140,481 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Graduate/Professional Certificate | $136,888 | Not available |
| Applied Mathematics | Master's Degree | $132,383 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Master's Degree | $130,924 | Not available |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $124,603 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $122,669 | Not available |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $112,666 | $21,000 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $105,357 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $104,448 | $25,500 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $103,603 | $18,642 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $100,360 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Doctoral Degree | $97,265 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Master's Degree | $96,230 | Not available |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $95,624 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,102 | $24,705 |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $87,420 | $18,750 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $86,484 | $19,500 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | $85,717 | $18,383 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $83,425 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $82,629 | $21,500 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $79,427 | Not available |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $75,479 | $20,748 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $73,732 | $17,562 |
| Cognitive Science | Master's Degree | $71,364 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $69,383 | $19,745 |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $69,370 | $17,734 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $67,338 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $66,880 | $22,083 |
| Human Resources Management and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $66,719 | $19,500 |
| Public Policy Analysis | Bachelor's Degree | $66,209 | $16,750 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $65,869 | $23,000 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $65,617 | $16,250 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Master's Degree | $63,901 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $63,472 | $20,747 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Master's Degree | $62,062 | Not available |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $61,321 | $23,000 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,602 | $16,123 |
| Neurobiology and Neurosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $59,498 | $19,611 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $58,840 | $25,500 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,540 | $18,750 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Master's Degree | $58,520 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $57,864 | $24,092 |
| Public Administration | Bachelor's Degree | $55,467 | $17,961 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $54,985 | $23,156 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $53,828 | $24,341 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $52,244 | $20,500 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,459 | $18,739 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,432 | $20,500 |
| Research and Experimental Psychology | Bachelor's Degree | $50,248 | $19,500 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $49,834 | $19,250 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $47,186 | $20,403 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $46,551 | Not available |
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | Bachelor's Degree | $37,825 | $21,196 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,875 |
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.