Career outcomes brief
Texas A&M University-College Station Career Outcomes & Earnings
How much do Texas A&M graduates earn?
Texas A&M University-College Station reports median earnings of $76,234 four years after completion. Its lower and higher planning estimates are $55,820 and $106,949.
The lower and higher estimates reflect different mixes of program earnings. They are not observed salary percentiles, the pay of the lowest- and highest-paid quarters of graduates, or probabilities for an individual student.
- Lower estimate
- $55,820
- Median · reported
- $76,234
- Higher estimate
- $106,949
Earnings sources and definitions
The lower estimate lets you examine a plan with less income than the school-wide median. Compare it with costs and with the fields you are considering, while keeping the modeled estimates separate from reported earnings.
Azimuth places the return pillar for Texas A&M University-College Station at the 88th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. Four years after completing a degree, federally aided graduates who are working and not enrolled earn a median of $76,234, in the 85th percentile.
That is $10,624 above the $65,610 median for comparable institutions (same type and size). Graduates earn about $9,644 more than expects for similar students.
That earnings-beyond-expectations gap—the difference between what graduates earn and what the model expects for similar students—sits at the 82nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions. The part the model attributes to the factors it measures (field of study, enrollment and the local labor market) adds $12,197.
The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain subtracts $2,553. Within the measured factors, the STEM component adds $4,722.
Earnings at Texas A&M University-College Station depend heavily on field of study. Earnings scenarios, estimated from the university's program mix, range from $55,820 on the downside to $106,949 on the upside, with a typical scenario of $76,234.
At the upper end, Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $127,042 four years after completion, from 192 degrees awarded. Marine Transportation follows at $124,645, and Computer Science at $124,283.
The distance between the downside scenario and these top program medians is wide.
An estimated 28.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the university's program mix rather than observed enrollment. Because four-year earnings figures capture only those working and not enrolled, the median earnings understate the eventual earnings of the sizable share of completers who pursue advanced degrees.
Earnings by field
Among Texas A&M University-College Station programs with a reported four-year earnings value, the highest medians are: Computer Engineering ($127,042); Marine Transportation ($124,645); Computer Science ($124,283); Petroleum Engineering ($114,686); Finance and Financial Management Services ($112,319). These are earnings after completion for the covered cohort.
A program median describes the middle reported outcome in that group. It is not a starting-salary offer or a prediction for every graduate, and an earnings comparison does not by itself explain why fields differ.
Compare these results with the subjects you want to study and the program’s reported award count. Awards measure degree output, not the number of people in the earnings sample.
Texas A&M University-College Station fields 69 nationally ranked bachelor's programs, and the earnings spread across its largest fields is wide. Business Administration and Management graduates earn a median of $82,213 four years after completion, with an Azimuth national rank of #46 on 471 degrees awarded.
Agricultural Business and Management follows at $77,479 and ranks #4 nationally on 509 degrees awarded. By contrast, Biology — the largest program by degrees awarded at 837 — shows a median of $61,734 and an Azimuth national rank of #72.
Psychology sits nearby at $58,396 with 550 degrees awarded and a national rank of #45. The contrast between the higher-earning business and agricultural programs and the moderate-earning science fields reflects the university's broad program mix.
The university has 69 programs with an Azimuth national rank. General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations ranks #1 nationally, with 349 degrees awarded and median earnings of $93,141 four years after completion.
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians also ranks #1, with 101 degrees awarded and median earnings of $99,943. Marine Transportation ranks #1, awarding 63 degrees and showing median earnings of $124,645.
Among the largest programs, Agricultural Business and Management ranks #4 with 509 degrees awarded and median earnings of $77,479. Business Administration and Management awards 471 degrees and shows median earnings of $82,213, ranking #46.
Biology, the largest program, awards 837 degrees and earns a median of $61,734, ranking #72.
Do Texas A&M graduates earn more than expected?
Texas A&M University-College Station reports median earnings of $76,234 four years after completion. The reported value is $9,644 above Azimuth’s statistical expectation for the institution.
The difference compares the reported outcome with a model estimate. It does not compare matched students who attended different colleges, and it does not establish how much the institution caused earnings to change.
Read this measure alongside completion and individual program outcomes. It describes an institution-level result; it does not predict what a particular student will earn.
Read the original article: A value-added approach to college outcomes
- Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
- +$12,197
- Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
- -$2,553
- Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
- +$9,644
These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.
Further analysis
Earnings scenarios grounded in the university's program mix show a downside of $55,820, a typical outcome of $76,234, and an upside reaching $106,949. Anchoring the range in named programs, Computer Engineering graduates earn a median of $127,042 four years after completion, while Psychology sits at $58,396.
The median earnings of Texas A&M University-College Station graduates four years after completion is $76,234, drawn from a cohort of 11,525 federally aided completers who are working and not enrolled. That figure runs above the $65,610 median at comparable institutions (same type and size) and lands in the 85th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Graduates earn about $9,644 more than the model expects for similar students, a result that ranks in the 82nd percentile nationally. Earnings scenarios, which reflect the university's program mix, point to a typical outcome of $76,234, a downside scenario of $55,820, and an upside scenario of $106,949.
An estimated 28.9% of the university's programs' graduates continue to graduate study, a figure derived from the program mix rather than observed enrollment.
Data & methodology
A missing figure does not mean zero. Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Four-year earnings are measured after completion for the covered federally aided cohort of people working and not enrolled. Measures taken six, eight or ten years after entry use a different starting point and should not be treated as one graduating class followed over time.
Program award counts describe credentials awarded, not current enrollment, unique graduates or earnings-sample size. Reporting periods differ across measures; the shared field definitions do not establish the exact vintage of every school-level value.
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