West Texas A & M University

West Texas A & M University is a public college in Canyon, TX. Its average net price is $17,909 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$0 to $30,000$16,503
$30,001 to $48,000$16,009
$48,001 to $75,000$16,620
$75,001 to $110,000$18,867
$110,001 and up$22,221
$9,664Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$24,829Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$17,909Average Net Price
$11,101Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,600Books and Supplies
$6,684Other Expenses
45.4%Students on Pell Grants
34.1%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

98.7%Acceptance Rate
480 to 590SAT Reading, Middle Half
470 to 580SAT Math, Middle Half
18 to 23ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$48,044
8 years after entry$51,002
10 years after entry$55,024
50.5%Graduation Rate
69.6%Retention Rate
$18,750Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

Canyon, TXLocation
Fringe townSetting
6,917Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

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.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$47,470 Small program - rough guide n=39$19,443 Small program - rough guide n=32
Agricultural Business$45,673 Small program - rough guide n=45$15,250 Small program - rough guide n=45
Agricultural Public Services$45,991 National median for this major n=576Not published
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services$33,298 National median for this major n=293Not published
Agriculture, General$43,778 National median for this major n=2,007Not published
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$69,634 National median for this major n=9,921Not published
Animal Sciences$37,766 National median for this major n=6,365Not published
Biology$31,909 Small program - rough guide n=67$21,500 Small program - rough guide n=77
Biotechnology$49,893 National median for this major n=883Not published
Business Administration, Management and Operations$54,159 Small program - rough guide n=96$20,250 Small program - rough guide n=77
Business and Commerce$41,447 Small program - rough guide n=63$17,028 Small program - rough guide n=87
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$72,789 National median for this major n=15,339Not published
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services$32,846 National median for this major n=5,303Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$80,182 National median for this major n=35,263Not published
Criminal Justice$44,763 Small program - rough guide n=61$16,968 Small program - rough guide n=44
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Design and Applied Arts$39,422 National median for this major n=22,892Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$30,837 Small program - rough guide n=31Not published
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571$22,000 Small program - rough guide n=31
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$82,431 National median for this major n=15,396Not published
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General$66,818 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
English Language and Literature, General$36,147 National median for this major n=27,468Not published
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering$68,044 National median for this major n=1,601Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$55,550 Small program - rough guide n=89$20,000 Small program - rough guide n=65
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General$36,761 Small program - rough guide n=95$20,500 n=123
History$38,156 National median for this major n=20,617Not published
Homeland Security$58,220 National median for this major n=2,607Not published
Journalism$41,953 National median for this major n=11,629Not published
Liberal Arts$41,887 n=216$22,500 n=218
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101$18,576 Small program - rough guide n=40
Marketing$46,211 Small program - rough guide n=48$19,411 Small program - rough guide n=36
Mathematics$52,843 National median for this major n=13,762Not published
Mechanical Engineering$82,350 Small program - rough guide n=45Not published
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$45,245 n=201$26,532 n=146
Music$40,324 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Plant Sciences$44,457 National median for this major n=1,948Not published
Political Science and Government$43,306 National median for this major n=36,807Not published
Psychology$34,463 Small program - rough guide n=34$21,875 Small program - rough guide n=36
Public Administration$50,470 National median for this major n=2,829Not published
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$47,943 National median for this major n=17,317Not published
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$37,545 National median for this major n=12,384Not published
Registered Nursing$79,258 n=181$22,213 n=140
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Social Sciences$43,758 National median for this major n=5,239Not published
Social Work$37,511 Small program - rough guide n=44$27,000 Small program - rough guide n=41
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$42,254 Small program - rough guide n=59$20,500 Small program - rough guide n=52
Studio Art$31,108 National median for this major n=25,748Not published
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas$45,328 National median for this major n=22,650Not published
Zoology/Animal Biology$33,118 National median for this major n=2,431Not published

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