Graduates of Austin College earn median 4-year earnings of $57,361, placing Austin College in the 32.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $9,804 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Austin College in the 21.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Austin College #1117 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Austin College's concentration in business and professional fields. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 44 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $55,011, performing at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 39 students earning $43,522, while Biology, General with 33 graduates reaches $49,875. These programs anchor Austin College's economic profile and align with the institution's Business-focused degree portfolio, supporting consistent outcomes across the student body.
Graduates of Austin College earn median 4-year earnings of $57,361, placing Austin College in the 32.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $9,804 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Austin College in the 21.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Austin College #1117 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Austin College's concentration in business and professional fields. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 44 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $55,011, performing at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 39 students earning $43,522, while Biology, General with 33 graduates reaches $49,875. These programs anchor Austin College's economic profile and align with the institution's Business-focused degree portfolio, supporting consistent outcomes across the student body.
Latest FE earnings field: 10-year
Lower quartile, 10-year field
How graduate earnings grow across the currently available FE horizons.
Financial justification for the investment.
Graduates of Austin College earn median 4-year earnings of $57,361, placing Austin College in the 32.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $9,804 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Austin College in the 21.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Austin College #1117 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Austin College's concentration in business and professional fields. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 44 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $55,011, performing at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 39 students earning $43,522, while Biology, General with 33 graduates reaches $49,875. These programs anchor Austin College's economic profile and align with the institution's Business-focused degree portfolio, supporting consistent outcomes across the student body.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Austin College's program mix centers on business, social sciences, and liberal arts — a portfolio aligned with the institution's identity as a private liberal arts college in North Texas. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 44 graduates, followed by Psychology, General, Biology, General, Finance, and Economics. Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 329 students annually, the institution delivers consistent outcomes in applied business and foundational liberal arts fields. The strongest earnings outcomes cluster in business and quantitative fields. Finance leads with median earnings of $81,613 four years after enrollment across 26 graduates, followed by Economics at $67,071 with 25 graduates and American History (United States) at $59,833 with 20 graduates. Interdisciplinary Studies and Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services round out the high-earning tier, delivering $58,913 and $55,168 respectively. This concentration in applied professional fields reflects Austin College's strength in preparing students for direct entry into stable career pathways. Most of these programs are high-mobility fields where graduates enter the workforce directly and earnings reflect regional and national labor-market outcomes. The supply and demand for college graduates provides context for how Austin College's dominant program families align with labor-market demand in the Texas region and beyond.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Austin College earn median 4-year earnings of $57,361, placing Austin College in the 32.1 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $9,804 less than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Austin College in the 21.4 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Austin College #1117 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern reflects Austin College's concentration in business and professional fields. Business/Commerce, General is the largest program with 44 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $55,011, performing at 0.8x the national benchmark for the field. The Psychology, General program graduates 39 students earning $43,522, while Biology, General with 33 graduates reaches $49,875. These programs anchor Austin College's economic profile and align with the institution's Business-focused degree portfolio, supporting consistent outcomes across the student body.
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