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Career OutcomesAzimuth ranks The University of Texas At Arlington #7 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions. Graduates earn median $79,176 four years after enrollment, placing The University of Texas At Arlington in the 86.3 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks Nursing #14 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions for median earnings four years after enrollment, with graduates earning $99,393 — a program-level anchor for The University of Texas At Arlington's overall return profile. --- Students at The University of Texas At Arlington earn median earnings of $79,176 four years after enrollment, a figure that reflects the university's strength in health and applied professional fields. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas At Arlington #7 for overall value among nonprofit four-year institutions, with Nursing ranking #14 nationally and anchoring the institution's strongest program-level earnings outcomes.
Azimuth ranks The University of Texas At Arlington #7 for overall value on Azimuth's composite among nonprofit four-year institutions. A public university in Arlington, TX, University of Texas At Arlington enrolls roughly 32,294 undergraduates. Retention stands at 72.9% and the six-year graduation rate is 54.0%, figures that reflect steady degree completion for a large, broad-access research institution. What anchors The University of Texas At Arlington in the composite is mobility. The university sits in the 99.1 percentile for mobility among nonprofit four-year institutions, driven by strong outcomes for the large share of students who arrive from lower-income and first-generation backgrounds — 42.3% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 43.8% are first-generation college students. Health is the dominant program family, and the university's program mix channels graduates into health, business, and applied fields with reliable regional hiring demand. Affordability reinforces the composite, sitting in the 87.7 percentile for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Return on investment is the lower-ranked pillar in the composite — Azimuth ranks The University of Texas At Arlington #108 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions, in the 92.8 percentile. Graduates earn median earnings four years after enrollment of $79,176, which sits below the $65,228 median at comparable institutions; graduates earn about $24,447 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing The University of Texas At Arlington in the 97.6 percentile for among nonprofit four-year institutions. The earnings figures reflect TX's regional labor market and a student population whose post-graduation outcomes represent meaningful returns relative to the no-degree-equivalent baseline of $31,626, even where they fall below selective-peer averages. With an admission rate of 79.9%, University of Texas At Arlington maintains a broad-access posture that prioritizes enrollment scale and upward mobility over selectivity.
The University of Texas at Arlington prices its degrees across a clear income spectrum. Low-income families pay approximately $11,893 per year in net price, middle-income families see annual costs around $12,612, and higher-income families pay closer to $24,692. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas At Arlington #176 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown. Need-based aid plays a meaningful role in shaping what families actually pay. The gap between The University of Texas At Arlington's published cost of attendance of $25,261 and the net prices above reflects the reach of institutional and federal grant programs, particularly for lower-income students. Families who apply through the FAFSA can expect aid packages that reduce the sticker price substantially, especially at the lower end of the income distribution. For a fuller picture of how published costs compare with what students actually pay, see the net price illusion. Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $17,527, compared with a peer median of $19,976 — a favorable gap that reflects the university's relatively accessible net pricing. Families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $12,313; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the Parent PLUS risk framework for how household context shapes PLUS decisions. For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $79,176, median federal debt of $17,527 projects to a monthly payment of about $198 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use Azimuth's Financial GPS tool.
The University of Texas at Arlington is a strong fit for students drawn to health, applied sciences, and professional fields who want a public research university in TX with broad access and meaningful post-graduation financial outcomes. Graduates earn median 4-year earnings of $79,176, placing The University of Texas At Arlington in the 86.3 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions, and earn about $24,447 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the university in the 97.6 percentile for earnings beyond expectations among nonprofit four-year institutions. The institution enrolls a large share of Pell-eligible and first-generation students — 42.3% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants and 43.8% are first-generation — and The University of Texas At Arlington sits in the 77.8 percentile for low-income graduate earnings among nonprofit four-year institutions, a historical 10-year Scorecard measure, making it a compelling option for cost-sensitive families seeking reliable upward mobility. Fit depends on two realistic filters: the program mix is concentrated in Health and related applied fields, so students whose interests align with those areas will find the strongest outcomes, while students seeking a highly residential or liberal-arts-oriented experience will find a different profile here.
This school profile was generated using Azimuth's proprietary ROI framework, developed by founder Daniel Rogers. Our methodology transforms federal education data into actionable insights for families.
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The University of Texas at Arlington prices its degrees across a clear income spectrum. Low-income families pay approximately $11,893 per year in net price, middle-income families see annual costs around $12,612, and higher-income families pay closer to $24,692.
Azimuth ranks The University of Texas At Arlington #176 for post-graduation affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions. Net prices by income band are medians within those bands; individual aid packages vary, so some families in each band pay more and some less than the figures shown.
Need-based aid plays a meaningful role in shaping what families actually pay. The gap between The University of Texas At Arlington's published cost of attendance of $25,261 and the net prices above reflects the reach of institutional and federal grant programs, particularly for lower-income students.
Families who apply through the FAFSA can expect aid packages that reduce the sticker price substantially, especially at the lower end of the income distribution. For a fuller picture of how published costs compare with what students actually pay, see the [net price illusion](/analysis/is-college-worth-it-part-1-the-net-price-illusion/).
Median federal student loan debt at graduation is $17,527, compared with a peer median of $19,976 — a favorable gap that reflects the university's relatively accessible net pricing. Families using Parent PLUS borrow a median of $12,313; private or institutional loans may add further borrowing that falls outside these federal-only figures — see the [Parent PLUS risk framework](/analysis/ou-what-happens-when-parents-borrow-too/) for how household context shapes PLUS decisions.
For a graduate at the institution's median four-year earnings of $79,176, median federal debt of $17,527 projects to a monthly payment of about $198 under standard ten-year repayment. For personalized projections across earnings scenarios — including Parent PLUS planning — use [Azimuth's Financial GPS tool](/analysis/financial-gps-framework/).
Graduates of the University of Texas At Arlington earn median earnings of $79,176 four years after enrollment, placing The University of Texas At Arlington in the 86.3 percentile for median earnings four years after enrollment among nonprofit four-year institutions. That figure sits below the $65,228 median at comparable institutions (same control and size band).
Graduates earn about $24,447 more than similar students at comparable institutions, placing the institution in the 97.6 percentile for [earnings beyond expectations](/analysis/a-value-added-approach-to-college-outcomes/) among nonprofit four-year institutions. Azimuth ranks The University of Texas At Arlington #108 for return on investment among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Those figures represent lifetime returns relative to TX's no-degree-equivalent earnings baseline of $31,626, the state median earnings of working adults age 25–34 with only a high school credential. The degree mix at The University of Texas At Arlington is anchored in Health, which accounts for 15% of graduates, followed by Engineering at 7% and Arts at 3%.
Nursing combines large cohort scale with solid earnings, making it a key contributor to the institution's overall return profile. Azimuth ranks Nursing #14 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions [per the program-ranking methodology](/analysis/college-program-rankings-how-to-actually-evaluate-programs/), with 3,249 graduates earning median earnings of $99,393 four years after enrollment — 1.1x the national benchmark for the field.
The Business Administration program graduates 401 students with median earnings of $62,978, and Azimuth ranks the program #185 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions. Biology, General ranks #234 nationally among nonprofit four-year institutions with 289 graduates earning median earnings of $53,498.
The College of Business offers several fast-track pathways — including BBA/BS to MBA and BBA/BS to STEM MBA options — per the curriculum page, signaling structured routes into graduate study for students seeking additional credential depth.
Computer Science
230 graduates
Computer Engineering
103 graduates
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
52 graduates
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
3249 graduates
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering
51 graduates
The University of Texas At Arlington's program mix is anchored in Health, with meaningful concentrations in Business at 15%, Engineering at 7%, and Arts at 3%. Nursing is the program combining the largest cohort scale with strong earnings — 3,249 graduates annually earning median earnings of $99,393 four years after enrollment.
Across 54 programs serving roughly 8,415 students annually, 41 meet Azimuth's ranking threshold, and the distribution reflects a university oriented toward applied health, business, and engineering fields. The highest four-year earnings belong to Computer Science, where 230 graduates earn median earnings of $109,197, and Azimuth ranks the program #82 among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Nursing follows with median earnings of $99,393, ranked #14 in the Azimuth coverage set, while The Information Science/Studies program graduates 235 students with median earnings of $78,953, ranked #25. Among the largest programs, Business Administration program graduates 401 students with median earnings of $62,978, and the The Biology, General program graduates 289 students earning $53,498.
The College of Business offers several fast-track pathways — including an Accounting BBA/BS to Accounting MS Fast Track and a BBA/BS to STEM MBA Fast Track — per the curriculum page, signaling structured graduate-school pipelines for business students. Several of the University of Texas At Arlington's strongest programs are high-mobility pathways where graduates enter the workforce directly — particularly in engineering and business fields where four-year earnings reflect labor-market demand.
Health-related programs, which dominate the degree mix, split between direct-to-workforce nursing and allied-health tracks and grad-school-dependent pathways where four-year earnings undercount lifetime trajectory. The College of Business supports applied research through named infrastructure including the Academy & Centers and the Research Incubator Seminar Series, per the department's research page.
The [supply-demand map](/analysis/supply-demand-map-college-degrees/) provides context for how the institution's health-and-business-weighted portfolio aligns with national labor-market trends.
Peer institutions with comparable quality and outcomes:
| School | State | Accept Rate | Median Earnings | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
University Of California-Irvine Similar quality tier (#6 ranked) | CA | 29% | $80,735 | #6 | Compare |
University Of Michigan-Ann Arbor Similar quality tier (#8 ranked) | MI | 16% | $83,648 | #8 | Compare |
The University Of Texas At Austin Similar quality tier in Southwest (#5 ranked) | TX | 27% | $75,121 | #5 | Compare |
California State University-Los Angeles Similar quality tier (#9 ranked) | CA | 91% | $59,211 | #9 | Compare |
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Similar quality tier (#10 ranked) | CA | 75% | $71,902 | #10 | Compare |
