10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
+$46,436at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
The University of Texas at Arlington
⌖ Arlington, TX · 69 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Positive payoff
+$46,436 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
This is a positive modeled result. Price, time to finish and future earnings can still change the outcome.
8.4 yrsModeled economic break-even
+20%Modeled 10-year ROI
$73,224Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$13,951Average net price / year
$25,261Cost of attendance
$73,224Median earnings · year 5 after completion
54.0%Completion rate
79.9%Admission rate
32,294Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$64,801Year 1
$79,176Year 4
$73,224Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing · Master's Degree$122,9942Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$115,4273Information Science/Studies · Master's Degree$112,0154Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree$109,1975Computer Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$105,8716Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities · Master's Degree$103,2197Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree$101,8948Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$99,993Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Richardson, TX
The University of Texas at Dallas
- Annual net price
- $18,267
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $71,089
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +3%
The University of Texas at Austin
- Annual net price
- $19,857
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $74,802
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +15%
Texas A&M University-College Station
- Annual net price
- $21,315
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $72,578
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- +4%
University of Houston
- Annual net price
- $14,276
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $63,161
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -23%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Master's Degree | $122,994 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $115,427 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Master's Degree | $112,015 | Not available |
| Computer Science | Bachelor's Degree | $109,197 | $19,500 |
| Computer Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $105,871 | $20,833 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities | Master's Degree | $103,219 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Master's Degree | $101,894 | Not available |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,993 | $25,990 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Bachelor's Degree | $99,393 | $26,182 |
| Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $99,239 | $25,260 |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,788 | $22,503 |
| Civil Engineering | Master's Degree | $96,956 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $95,846 | Not available |
| Construction Engineering | Master's Degree | $92,546 | Not available |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $90,158 | $24,080 |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $86,844 | $20,542 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $83,344 | Not available |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Master's Degree | $83,295 | Not available |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $81,538 | $19,500 |
| Natural Resources Conservation and Research | Master's Degree | $81,015 | Not available |
| Business/Managerial Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $80,711 | $16,063 |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $78,953 | $20,205 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $78,245 | $19,458 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $76,623 | $20,250 |
| Architecture | Master's Degree | $74,622 | Not available |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $72,486 | $17,999 |
| Physics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,830 | $22,314 |
| Economics | Bachelor's Degree | $71,821 | $20,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Master's Degree | $71,022 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $70,437 | Not available |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Master's Degree | $68,754 | Not available |
| Biomedical/Medical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $67,246 | $26,106 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $66,454 | $22,639 |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $66,261 | $17,161 |
| Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences | Bachelor's Degree | $65,294 | $27,931 |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $64,929 | Not available |
| Chemistry | Bachelor's Degree | $63,766 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $63,088 | $18,616 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $62,978 | $20,823 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $62,890 | Not available |
| Architecture | Bachelor's Degree | $62,345 | $23,535 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $60,617 | $21,302 |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $59,430 | $17,417 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $59,198 | $24,911 |
| Education, General | Master's Degree | $58,059 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $57,895 | Not available |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $57,210 | $19,908 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $57,159 | $24,875 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $56,782 | $19,500 |
| International/Globalization Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $55,933 | $25,028 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $54,975 | $28,750 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $54,401 | $30,941 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | Bachelor's Degree | $53,830 | $23,201 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $53,498 | $17,500 |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | Bachelor's Degree | $51,653 | $16,797 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $50,930 | $19,023 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $50,495 | $23,613 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $50,388 | $21,546 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | $50,006 | $20,406 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $48,042 | Not available |
| Fine and Studio Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $47,106 | $26,562 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,539 | $21,000 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Bachelor's Degree | $36,457 | $27,000 |
| Anthropology | Bachelor's Degree | $32,834 | $19,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,000 |
| Education, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $13,250 |
| Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $16,833 |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $21,395 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $20,108 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.