Graduates of Stephen F Austin State University earn median 4-year earnings of $55,013, placing Stephen F Austin State University in the 24.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,821 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 69.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Stephen F Austin State University #843 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other reports 278 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,052, ranked #68 nationally in its major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 149 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $55,250, ranked #99 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 136 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $84,107, ranked #220 nationally in its major. Business/Commerce, General reports 133 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,686, ranked #46 nationally in its major.
Graduates of Stephen F Austin State University earn median 4-year earnings of $55,013, placing Stephen F Austin State University in the 24.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,821 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 69.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Stephen F Austin State University #843 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other reports 278 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,052, ranked #68 nationally in its major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 149 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $55,250, ranked #99 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 136 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $84,107, ranked #220 nationally in its major. Business/Commerce, General reports 133 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,686, ranked #46 nationally in its major.
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.
Healthy debt burden. Most graduates can manage $23,409 in debt with typical earnings.
Graduates of Stephen F Austin State University earn median 4-year earnings of $55,013, placing Stephen F Austin State University in the 24.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,821 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 69.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Stephen F Austin State University #843 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other reports 278 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,052, ranked #68 nationally in its major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 149 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $55,250, ranked #99 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 136 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $84,107, ranked #220 nationally in its major. Business/Commerce, General reports 133 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,686, ranked #46 nationally in its major.
Program mix and student pathways explain much of the earnings story.
Stephen F Austin State University's program mix is anchored in Business, with meaningful enrollment across health, education, and applied-professional fields — a signature consistent with a regional public university serving East Texas. Interdisciplinary Studies is the largest program by graduate count, followed by Kinesiology, Nursing, Business/Commerce, General, and Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. The mix reflects Stephen F Austin State University's identity as a broad-access institution where students pursue careers in business, healthcare, education, and public service — fields with stable regional demand in the East Texas labor market. The strongest earnings outcomes at Stephen F Austin State University are concentrated in applied-professional and technical fields. Nursing leads with median earnings of $84,107 four years after enrollment, and Azimuth ranks the program #212 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Business/Commerce, General follows with median earnings of $61,686, with Azimuth ranking it #36 for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions — a strong result for a program of its scale. Communication Disorders Sciences and Services and Kinesiology round out the higher-earning cluster, each posting median earnings of $61,476 and $55,250 respectively four years after enrollment, per the program-ranking methodology. The highest-aggregate-return program — Interdisciplinary Studies — combines meaningful cohort scale with solid earnings, making it the single largest contributor to the institution's overall earnings profile. Several of the top-earning programs, including fields in health and applied business, are high-mobility direct-to-workforce pathways where four-year earnings reflect actual labor-market entry. Education-adjacent programs, by contrast, tend toward local-labor outcomes where graduates enter regional school districts and public agencies — fields with lower starting salaries but stable long-run demand. The provides context for how these program families align with broader national labor-market trends.
Upper quartile, 10-year field
Graduates of Stephen F Austin State University earn median 4-year earnings of $55,013, placing Stephen F Austin State University in the 24.7 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn about $2,821 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 69.5 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Stephen F Austin State University #843 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Program outcomes vary by major. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other reports 278 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $50,052, ranked #68 nationally in its major. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness reports 149 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $55,250, ranked #99 nationally in its major. Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing reports 136 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $84,107, ranked #220 nationally in its major. Business/Commerce, General reports 133 graduates and median 4-year earnings of $61,686, ranked #46 nationally in its major.
