East Texas A&M University

At East Texas A&M University, aid recipients face an average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, of $11,841. The published annual cost of attendance is $23,438.

In-state tuition and fees are $10,026, and room and board are $10,634. Out-of-state tuition and fees are $22,326.

Average aid reduces the published cost by $11,597 for aid recipients. At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median net price is $14,068, placing East Texas A&M $2,227 below that benchmark.

Azimuth ranks the university #200 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. The below-peer net price and strong affordability standing point in the same direction for families weighing cost.

East Texas A&M University publishes a cost of attendance of $23,438. Azimuth ranks the university #200 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.

After grants and scholarships, the average net price for aid recipients from families earning under $30,000 is $9,709, for those earning $48,001 to $75,000 it is $12,067, and for those earning over $110,000 it is $20,005. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $10,296.

Aid covers about 49% of the published cost for the average aid recipient, a savings of $11,597 against the sticker price. The average net price across all aid recipients is $11,841, which is $2,227 below the median of $14,068 for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Borrowers who finish carry a median of $20,500 in federal student loans, $729 below the peer median of $21,229. 81.1% of federal aid recipients borrow federal loans.

Parents who borrow through the separate Parent PLUS program hold a median of $15,265. If repaid over ten years, the median federal student debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month.

It estimates what a degree might cost and what graduates earn in different fields.

Return data point in different directions: graduates exceed the model’s expectation, while the return pillar sits near the middle of Azimuth’s rankings. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $2,785 more than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, is in the 65th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures subtracts $8,419. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $11,204.

Federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled earn median earnings of $57,494 four years after completion. Azimuth places that earnings figure in the 41st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301; the university is $193 above it. Above-expected earnings and earnings above the peer median point the same way.

Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates of East Texas A&M University who are working and not enrolled report a median of $57,494. That covers 2,320 completers.

That median sits $193 above the $57,301 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). That earnings level lands at the 41st percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Graduates earn about $2,785 more than the model expects for similar students. That result sits at the 65th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Azimuth ranks the university #739 for return among nonprofit four-year institutions. Earnings scenarios derived from the program mix range from $46,042 on the downside to $80,378 on the upside, with $57,494 as the typical outcome.

Based on the program mix, an estimated 27.8% of graduates continue to graduate study.

For federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled, East Texas A&M University has median earnings of $57,494 four years after completion, in the 41st percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301, with the university $193 above it.

Graduates earn about $2,785 more than the model expects for similar students. Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students, are in the 65th percentile.

The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) subtracts $8,419. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $11,204.

Within the measured factors, the STEM component subtracts $42. Downside and upside earnings scenarios grounded in the program mix are $46,042 and $80,378.

Azimuth places the return pillar in the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The peer and model comparisons are above their reference points, alongside a return placement near the middle of nonprofit four-year institutions.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies is the largest program, with 570 degrees awarded and median earnings of $54,059 four years after completion; Azimuth ranks it #22 nationally in its field. Music has median earnings of $55,438 four years after completion, ranks #17 nationally by Azimuth, and has a 1.29x benchmark ratio against the national median for its field.

The program figures range from a large interdisciplinary program near its field benchmark to smaller offerings with higher reported earnings.

The program mix at East Texas A&M University coincides with a wide range of earnings scenarios. The downside earnings scenario is $46,042, the typical outcome is $57,494, and the upside reaches $80,378.

Published program medians cluster at both ends of that spectrum. At the high end, Computer and Information Sciences graduates report a median of $100,394 four years after completion.

Information Science/Studies shows $89,459, and Criminal Justice records $46,596. Individual program medians trace that full span.

Debt sits slightly below the comparable-peer figure at East Texas A&M University, while graduate earnings exceed the model's expectation. Among borrowers who completed, median federal student loan debt is $20,500; this federal measure excludes Parent PLUS and does not describe every undergraduate borrower.

The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $21,229, and the university's debt is below it by $729. That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $233 a month if repaid over ten years.

Parent borrowers using PLUS loans have median debt of $15,265. Graduates earn about $2,785 more than the model expects for similar students.

The lower debt comparison and favorable model result point in the same direction.

At East Texas A&M University, the reported admission outcome indicates that most applicants were admitted. The admission rate was 92.2%, above the median of 85.9% for comparable institutions (same type and size).

Among the fields with Azimuth ranks, Music has median earnings of $55,438 four years after completion from 48 degrees awarded. Azimuth ranks the field #17 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Agriculture earned a median of $51,983 from 25 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth rank of #18 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies earned a median of $54,059 from 570 degrees awarded, and Azimuth ranks it #22 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field.

Business/Commerce had $63,965 in median earnings and 30 degrees awarded, ranking #47 nationally by Azimuth among nonprofit four-year institutions in its field. The ranked fields therefore span higher and more moderate earnings four years after completion.

Program results range from a high-ranked arts field to large broad-study fields, with earnings varying considerably by field. East Texas A&M University has 17 bachelor’s fields ranked by Azimuth nationally within their fields among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Azimuth places Music at #17 nationally within its field; 48 degrees were awarded, and median earnings were $55,438 four years after completion. Agriculture stands at #18 within its field, with 25 degrees awarded and $51,983 in median earnings four years after completion.

For Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Azimuth assigns #22 nationally within the field; 570 degrees were awarded and median earnings reached $54,059 four years after completion.

The program mix at East Texas A&M University is anchored by Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, which accounts for 28.6% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Business at 13.4% and Computer & Information Sciences at 8.3%. Across the university, 17 programs carry an Azimuth national rank and 25 have published four-year earnings data.

The largest single program is Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, at 570 degrees awarded, with Criminal Justice next at 144 and Liberal Arts and General Studies at 122. The highest-ranked program is Music, which Azimuth ranks #9 in Texas within its field, with 48 degrees awarded and median earnings of $55,438 four years after completion.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, the largest program, ranks #22 nationally and #5 in Texas within its field, with median earnings of $54,059. The highest-earning program is Computer and Information Sciences, at $100,394 from 97 degrees awarded, and it carries a benchmark ratio of 1.09x against the national median for its field.

Music stands out for its return profile: a benchmark ratio of 1.29x against the national median for its field. The pattern is one of concentrated strength in a few programs rather than broad depth across the curriculum.

The largest program, Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, is also the second-highest-ranked, and the highest-earning program, Computer and Information Sciences, is among the five largest by degrees awarded. The earnings spread between the top and bottom of the largest programs is wide, with Computer and Information Sciences at the top and Criminal Justice at the bottom. Across all fields, 9.8% of degrees awarded are in STEM.