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Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Career Outcomes & Earnings

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How much do TAMUCC graduates earn?

The reported median is $59,765 four years after completion. The peer comparison uses $57,301 as its benchmark; the difference is $2,464 per year.

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi has a middle-range return , alongside earnings that exceed expectation. Graduates earn about $6,117 more than the model expects for similar students.

This earnings-beyond-expectations measure, the gap between graduate earnings and the model’s expectation for similar students, is in the 74th percentile according to Azimuth among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth places the return pillar in the 51st 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 $2,445. The part it attributes to a remainder it does not explain adds $3,672.

Four years after completion, median earnings are $59,765, in the 50th percentile. The peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), is $57,301, with earnings $2,464 above it.

Earnings vary widely across the modeled program scenarios at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi. The downside scenario is $44,318 and the upside scenario is $81,668; these are earnings scenarios rather than observed graduate groups.

At the upper end of published program results four years after completion, Computer and Information Sciences has median earnings of $86,698, Nursing has $83,329, and Mechanical Engineering has $82,322. Those figures show why a schoolwide median does not describe every field.

An estimated 29.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix rather than observed enrollment. Four-year earnings include completers who are working and not enrolled, so this estimate matters when reading the earnings figures: some graduates pursuing further study are outside that snapshot.

Median earnings · four years after completion
$59,765
Rank for difference from expectations
74th percentile
Four-year median earnings against two benchmarks
TAMUCC reported median
$59,765
Peer schools comparable schools · $2,464 below TAMUCC
$57,301
Model expectation what similar students would be expected to earn · $6,117 below TAMUCC
$53,648

School and program earnings use pooled 2017–18 and 2018–19 completion cohorts, measured in 2022 and 2023 and expressed in 2024 dollars. How the model works.

How could earnings differ from the median?

The planning scenarios range from $44,318 to $81,668, around the reported median of $59,765. Compare the lower scenario with TAMUCC borrowing and monthly payments to see how a smaller income could change your plan.

Modeled from the school’s program mix; not salary percentiles or a forecast for one graduate.

Earnings four years after completion
Planning rangeReported median
Lower estimate
$44,318
Median · reported
$59,765
Higher estimate
$81,668

Downside shows a lower-earning scenario based on the college’s mix of programs; upside shows a higher-earning scenario. Typical is the school’s reported median four years after completion. These are planning scenarios, not a forecast of your salary or percentiles of individual graduates.

Why the downside matters explores the risk hidden by medians, using older ten-year entrant data. Read about the move to four-year earnings.

Do TAMUCC graduates earn more than expected?

Azimuth models what we would expect graduates to earn based on who the college enrolls, how selective it is and its local economy. The difference between that expectation and reported earnings is what Azimuth calls value added.

TAMUCC graduates’ reported earnings are $6,117 above that expectation, the 74th percentile for this measure. Unlike a peer comparison, it adjusts for who enrolls.

The breakdown separates the contribution attributed to observed factors from the remaining difference. Neither component establishes how much attending TAMUCC caused a student to earn. Read how expected earnings are estimated.

What explains value-added earnings?
Program & institutional factors The part attributed to observed institutional characteristics.
+$2,445
Unexplained remainder What remains after the model’s observed factors.
+$3,672
Total modeled value added The modeled difference from expected earnings.
+$6,117

These are statistical model components, not proven causal effects; the remainder is not a direct measure of teaching quality.

Which fields at TAMUCC report the highest earnings?

The highest-earning programs at Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi are concentrated in technical and clinical fields, while the largest programs by degrees awarded show a wider earnings range. Computer and Information Sciences leads at $86,698 four years after completion, with 52 degrees awarded and an Azimuth national rank of #133 within its field.

Nursing, the largest program at 263 degrees awarded, follows closely at $83,329 and ranks #182 nationally. Further down the earnings scale, Biology and Psychology illustrate the spread.

Biology awarded 177 degrees and posted median earnings of $50,181, ranking #294 in its field. Psychology recorded $43,269 across 119 degrees awarded, with an Azimuth national rank of #304.

The observed earnings range across these programs spans tens of thousands of dollars four years out.

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi offers 18 bachelor's programs with an Azimuth national rank, and the earnings picture varies widely by field. Nursing, the largest program, is ranked #182 nationally in its field, awarded 263 degrees, and shows median earnings of $83,329 four years after completion.

The highest-earning program, Computer and Information Sciences, reaches $86,698 from 52 degrees awarded and ranks #133 nationally. Health Sciences holds the best national rank at #56 in its field, with 63 degrees awarded and median earnings of $51,909.

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies follows at #59 nationally, awarding 199 degrees and showing median earnings of $52,078. Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft ranks #63 from 24 degrees awarded with median earnings of $41,773.

The two largest families, Business and Health Professions, each account for 19.1% of bachelor's degrees awarded.

Highest reported four-year program earnings
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$86,698
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$83,329
Mechanical Engineering
$82,322
Finance and Financial Management Services
$66,917
Marketing
$62,017
Accounting and Related Services
$60,160
Management Information Systems and Services
$57,021
Business Administration, Management and Operations
$56,808

Explore TAMUCC program cohorts and field ranks for more context.

Further analysis

Program choice makes the modeled earnings range wide. Scenarios grounded in the program mix put the downside at $44,318, the typical outcome at $59,765, and the upside at $81,668.

Computer and Information Sciences is the highest-earning program at $86,698 four years after completion, while Psychology is the lowest-earning among the largest programs at $43,269.

At Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi, median earnings are $59,765 four years after completion, placing the university in the 50th percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions, according to Azimuth. The earnings cohort includes 1,985 completers.

At comparable institutions (same type and size), the peer median, the middle value for those institutions, is $57,301; this university sits above it by $2,464. Graduates earn about $6,117 more than the model expects for similar students.

Earnings scenarios based on the program mix describe typical, downside, and upside outcomes rather than observed graduate groups. An estimated 29.9% of graduates continue to graduate study, a figure estimated from the program mix.

The peer comparison and above-expected earnings point in the same direction, while the scenarios show that outcomes vary by program mix.

Data & methodology

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.