Texas State University
Texas State University is a public college in San Marcos, TX. Its average net price is $16,660 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.
Money
Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year
Average Net Price by Family Income
| Family Income | Average Net Price |
|---|---|
| $0 to $30,000 | $13,022 |
| $30,001 to $48,000 | $13,520 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $14,031 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $17,400 |
| $110,001 and up | $24,336 |
Admissions
Outcomes
| Horizon | Median Earnings |
|---|---|
| 6 years after entry | $50,868 |
| 8 years after entry | $56,416 |
| 10 years after entry | $60,523 |
Campus Facts
Programs and What They Pay
Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.
| Major | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting | $59,945 n=105 | $22,250 n=159 |
| Agricultural Business | $54,084 National median for this major n=4,648 | Not published |
| Agriculture, General | $40,985 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=51 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $74,270 n=100 | $23,250 Small program - rough guide n=80 |
| Animal Sciences | $32,035 Small program - rough guide n=79 | $22,545 n=109 |
| Anthropology | $31,210 Small program - rough guide n=96 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=93 |
| Applied Mathematics | $47,111 Small program - rough guide n=31 | Not published |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians | $34,374 National median for this major n=1,637 | Not published |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology | $43,049 National median for this major n=8,694 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Biology | $41,009 n=219 | $21,500 n=272 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $49,654 n=497 | $20,820 n=418 |
| Business/Managerial Economics | $59,333 Small program - rough guide n=35 | $17,875 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Chemistry | $47,486 National median for this major n=10,597 | Not published |
| City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning | $51,962 National median for this major n=706 | Not published |
| Civil Engineering | $72,789 National median for this major n=15,339 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions | $69,014 National median for this major n=5,201 | Not published |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | $32,846 National median for this major n=5,303 | $17,198 Small program - rough guide n=42 |
| Communications | $42,236 n=163 | $20,666 n=170 |
| Computer Science | $64,091 n=123 | $18,976 Small program - rough guide n=95 |
| Computer Science | $76,022 n=318 | $22,953 n=283 |
| Construction Engineering Technology/Technician | $79,485 n=152 | $23,985 n=136 |
| Criminal Justice | $41,770 n=449 | $19,500 n=393 |
| Dance | $43,011 Small program - rough guide n=58 | $21,937 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Design and Applied Arts | $46,898 n=162 | $22,405 n=121 |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | $35,335 n=197 | $22,494 n=178 |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology | $34,501 National median for this major n=3,700 | Not published |
| Economics | $60,917 National median for this major n=25,831 | Not published |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | $85,908 n=128 | $26,484 Small program - rough guide n=72 |
| Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General | $65,930 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $21,524 Small program - rough guide n=54 |
| Engineering-Related Fields | $73,960 National median for this major n=1,712 | Not published |
| English Language and Literature, General | $38,902 n=175 | $20,500 n=166 |
| Environmental Conservation | $37,652 Small program - rough guide n=85 | $18,159 Small program - rough guide n=69 |
| Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | $43,384 National median for this major n=1,509 | Not published |
| Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies | $46,768 Small program - rough guide n=41 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=33 |
| Film/Video and Photographic Arts | $34,951 Small program - rough guide n=35 | Not published |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | $55,255 n=296 | $21,188 n=213 |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services | $40,725 Small program - rough guide n=78 | $20,946 Small program - rough guide n=63 |
| Geography and Cartography | $40,746 Small program - rough guide n=53 | $22,250 Small program - rough guide n=55 |
| Geography and Environmental Studies | $40,570 National median for this major n=35 | Not published |
| Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $39,364 National median for this major n=755 | Not published |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | $41,096 n=109 | $20,500 n=255 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | $50,670 n=110 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| History | $43,706 n=121 | $23,580 n=134 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | $39,518 Small program - rough guide n=99 | $20,500 Small program - rough guide n=82 |
| Industrial Engineering | $77,946 Small program - rough guide n=52 | Not published |
| International Relations and National Security Studies | $45,779 National median for this major n=7,065 | Not published |
| International/Globalization Studies | $39,790 Small program - rough guide n=60 | $22,485 Small program - rough guide n=37 |
| Journalism | $36,456 Small program - rough guide n=46 | $20,000 Small program - rough guide n=61 |
| Liberal Arts | $42,949 n=223 | $24,750 n=177 |
| Manufacturing Engineering | $72,860 Small program - rough guide n=42 | $19,875 Small program - rough guide n=47 |
| Marketing | $56,329 n=387 | $20,500 n=335 |
| Mathematics | $46,217 Small program - rough guide n=41 | Not published |
| Mechanical Engineering | $76,194 National median for this major n=34,876 | Not published |
| Microbiological Sciences and Immunology | $41,093 Small program - rough guide n=65 | $24,039 Small program - rough guide n=44 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | $50,630 n=357 | $23,973 n=256 |
| Music | $51,924 n=108 | $24,158 Small program - rough guide n=91 |
| Natural Sciences | $39,311 National median for this major n=1,607 | Not published |
| Philosophy | $37,154 National median for this major n=6,052 | Not published |
| Physics | $52,079 National median for this major n=4,999 | Not published |
| Political Science and Government | $44,160 n=147 | $21,272 n=154 |
| Psychology | $39,125 n=548 | $22,274 n=670 |
| Public Administration | $45,143 Small program - rough guide n=40 | $19,000 Small program - rough guide n=39 |
| Public Health | $40,052 Small program - rough guide n=39 | $21,162 Small program - rough guide n=64 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | $44,073 n=463 | $21,822 n=387 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | $37,512 n=293 | $19,255 n=240 |
| Recreation Management | $38,590 Small program - rough guide n=70 | $24,125 Small program - rough guide n=30 |
| Registered Nursing | $78,884 n=130 | $21,500 Small program - rough guide n=98 |
| Religion/Religious Studies | $28,307 National median for this major n=4,315 | Not published |
| Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies | $35,087 National median for this major n=7,289 | Not published |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics | $47,395 Small program - rough guide n=54 | $19,500 Small program - rough guide n=41 |
| Social Work | $43,629 n=113 | $23,000 n=125 |
| Sociology | $44,649 n=105 | $22,901 Small program - rough guide n=81 |
| Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations | $41,963 n=126 | $23,000 Small program - rough guide n=89 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | $38,543 n=476 | $23,250 n=541 |
| Studio Art | $29,125 n=112 | $28,000 n=101 |
| Teaching | $52,391 n=384 | $22,500 n=379 |
| Zoology/Animal Biology | $32,228 Small program - rough guide n=71 | $26,073 Small program - rough guide n=58 |
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