Concordia University Texas

Concordia University Texas's program mix concentrates in health professions and applied professional fields—a signature aligned with the institution's mission and Austin's growing healthcare sector. Nursing is the largest program with 246 graduates, followed by Business Administration, General Studies, Psychology, Other, and Kinesiology.

Across 0 ranked programs serving roughly 461 students annually, several deliver strong four-year earnings outcomes that reflect the institution's health-professions focus. The earnings pattern centers on healthcare and clinical pathways.

Nursing leads with median earnings four years after enrollment of $79,891 among 246 graduates, followed by Business/Commerce, General at $78,414 with 11 graduates and Business Administration at $70,668. General Studies and Kinesiology round out the earnings leaders.

These programs reflect Concordia University Texas's positioning as a health-professions-oriented private institution in a major metropolitan market with substantial healthcare employment. Several of these programs are grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory because graduates often continue to graduate or professional school—particularly relevant for pre-health and clinical-preparation tracks.

Others, such as nursing and health management fields, are direct-to-workforce pathways where four-year earnings reflect immediate labor-market outcomes. The [supply and demand for college graduates](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how Concordia University Texas's dominant program families align with regional and national labor-market demand in healthcare and related sectors.

Concordia University Texas's published cost of attendance is $53,020. Need-based aid reshapes that figure across income levels: low-income families pay approximately $18,764, middle-income families pay around $22,118, and higher-income families pay approximately $32,280.

Azimuth ranks Concordia University Texas #804 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown.

Concordia University Texas uses the FAFSA to determine financial need and distributes aid through a combination of need-based scholarships, grants, and federal loans. The institution's aid structure aims to close the gap between sticker price and what families actually pay, though the affordability rank reflects both the headline cost and the debt load graduates carry.

Families should review the institution's financial aid page for current aid policies and scholarship opportunities. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $21,852, and families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $25,137; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions.

For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $64,701, median federal debt of $21,852 projects to a monthly payment of about $247 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).

Graduates of Concordia University Texas earn median 4-year earnings of $64,701, placing Concordia University Texas in the 64.4 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $9,083 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing Concordia University Texas in the 84.5 percentile for [earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Azimuth ranks Concordia University Texas #495 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings pattern centers on health and allied health fields, which dominate Concordia University Texas's degree output.

Nursing is the largest program with 246 graduates earning median 4-year earnings of $79,891, at 0.9x the national benchmark for the field. The Business Administration program graduates 77 students earning $70,668, and the The General Studies program graduates 34 students earning $52,691.

Kinesiology rounds out the top cohorts with 14 graduates earning $47,224. The concentration in Health reflects the institution's mission-aligned focus and aligns with strong regional demand for healthcare professionals in the Austin market.