Programs & majors brief

Texas A&M University-Kingsville Majors & Programs

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Which majors earn the most at Texas A&M University-Kingsville?

At Texas A&M University-Kingsville, program earnings differ across fields, so the schoolwide figure does not describe every academic option. These medians cover completers working four years after completion, with higher- and moderate-earning fields separated clearly.

For Agriculture, median earnings are $58,245 and 26 degrees awarded; Azimuth ranks the field #10 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Music records $57,117 with 32 degrees awarded and ranks #14 nationally by Azimuth among nonprofit four-year institutions.

Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians has $71,207 in median earnings, 29 degrees awarded, and an Azimuth rank of #24 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. The contrast shows why program choice matters for the return picture.

Major mix · each dot ≈ 1% of completions

Share of reported completions in the bachelor’s programs included here. Each dot represents approximately 1% of those completions. Counts are credentials, not unique students; excluded programs are not zero activity.

  • Engineering194 · 20.4%
  • Agriculture117 · 12.3%
  • Biological sciences75 · 7.9%
  • Business69 · 7.2%
  • Interdisciplinary studies64 · 6.7%
  • Other434 · 45.5%

37 of 37 programs shown

Four-year earnings · first six matching programs
Chemical Engineering 29 degrees awarded
$97,811
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering 20 degrees awarded
$94,810
Mechanical Engineering 55 degrees awarded
$88,830
Petroleum Engineering 9 degrees awarded
$77,469
Civil Engineering 62 degrees awarded
$75,033
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians 29 degrees awarded
$71,207

Each bar is a field’s median. Program size counts degrees awarded, not unique people or the earnings sample.

Compare all matching programs
Reported bachelor’s programs · earnings, program size and field ranks
ProgramDegrees awarded4-yr earningsField rank
Chemical Engineering29$97,811#75
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering20$94,810#174
Mechanical Engineering55$88,830#172
Petroleum Engineering small degree count9$77,469—
Civil Engineering62$75,033#163
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians29$71,207#24
Architectural Engineering small degree count19$70,912—
Marketing small degree count11$64,558—
Agriculture, General26$58,245#10
Accounting and Related Services25$57,677#278
Music32$57,117#14
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness54$56,170#117
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other64$55,231#52
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services34$53,019#123
Business Administration, Management and Operations25$52,629#336
Criminal Justice and Corrections39$49,907#172
Psychology, General39$45,020#309
Animal Sciences42$44,214#47
Biology, General75$42,405#363
Criminology20$40,965#48
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians27$40,816—
Communication and Media Studies small degree count16$37,038—
Agricultural Business and Management22Too few graduates to report—
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management29Too few graduates to report—
Computer and Information Sciences, General23Too few graduates to report—
Information Science/Studies small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
English Language and Literature, General small degree count14Too few graduates to report—
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities25Too few graduates to report—
Mathematics small degree count9Too few graduates to report—
Chemistry small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
Social Work small degree count16Too few graduates to report—
Political Science and Government small degree count6Too few graduates to report—
Sociology small degree count5Too few graduates to report—
Fine and Studio Arts small degree count13Too few graduates to report—
Finance and Financial Management Services small degree count8Too few graduates to report—
History small degree count8Too few graduates to report—

Program data and definitions · How to evaluate program rankings

What are the largest programs at Texas A&M University-Kingsville?

Ten largest programs by degrees awarded
Biology, General
75
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
64
Civil Engineering
62
Mechanical Engineering
55
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
54
Animal Sciences
42
Psychology, General
39
Criminal Justice and Corrections
39
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
34
Music
32

Counts describe degrees awarded in the reporting period, not current enrollment. Program data and definitions

How do Texas A&M University-Kingsville majors rank nationally?

National program rankings

  1. Agriculture, General#10
  2. Music#14
  3. Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians#24
  4. Animal Sciences#47
  5. Criminology#48
  6. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Included by program size#52
  7. Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness Included by program size#117
  8. Civil Engineering Included by program size#163
  9. Mechanical Engineering Included by program size#172
  10. Biology, General Included by program size#363

Programs ranked in the national top 50, supplemented by the largest ranked programs when needed to show ten. Fewer appear when fewer ranks are reported. Each rank compares bachelor’s programs in the same field; field sizes differ.

How Azimuth compares programs across colleges

Further analysis

What a graduate earns four years after completing a degree at Texas A&M University-Kingsville depends heavily on the field they chose. The university has 22 programs with published earnings data, 17 of which carry an Azimuth national rank.

The degree mix is led by Engineering, which accounts for 20.4% of bachelor's degrees awarded, followed by Agriculture & Natural Resources at 12.3% and Biological Sciences at 7.9%. The largest single program is Biology, at 75 degrees a year, with four-year earnings of $42,405 and an Azimuth national rank of #363.

Chemical Engineering graduates report the highest four-year earnings at $97,811, from 29 degrees awarded, and the program ranks #75 nationally. Civil Engineering, the third-largest program, has median four-year earnings of $75,033, well above the largest program's median.

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.