🎓 College profile

Texas A&M University-Texarkana

TX · Public · Small city · 1,802 applicants 2023

🎯 Parent/student verdict

Likely

Accessible for most applicants. Affordable on average — net price runs around $12,997/yr. Major value play for in-state residents.

✅ Best for

  • In-state residents (tuition ~$8,349 — major value play)
  • Students drawn to Business, Management, & Marketing or Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (the two biggest majors)
  • Families wanting a small liberal-arts experience

🎯 The reality

  • Bottom-quartile academic profile if: SAT below 870, or ACT below 16 (admitted-class quartiles; GPA floor is a calibrated heuristic where CDS not yet on file)
  • Out-of-state tuition is 5.4× the in-state rate

Verdict is composed from this college's structured data (admit rate, SAT bands, net price by income, Carnegie classification, scholarship grids) using transparent rule thresholds — not a chat-bot's opinion.

🏛️ Institutional snapshot

What kind of college is this?

Carnegie classification
M2: Master's - Medium Programs
Total enrollment
1,982
1,000 - 4,999
In-state tuition
$8,349
sticker, before aid
Out-of-state tuition
$45,080
+$36,731 vs in-state
Admit rate
80.2%
Accepts the majority
SAT middle 50%
870–1080
EBRW + Math composite
ACT middle 50%
16–22
composite
Test policy
Test-optional
2023
10-yr earnings
$45,515
median, after entry

Source: federal IPEDS Admissions 2023 for scores + admit rate; federal College Scorecard (20260606 vintage) for earnings + outcomes. SAT/ACT bands are the 25th–75th percentile of enrolled submitters.

📊 Outcomes & cost

What graduates actually earn, finish, and owe.

Federal College Scorecard data. Earnings are median annual income measured years after entering. Debt is for federal-aid borrowers only (cash-pay students aren't counted).

Earnings, 6 yrs after entry
$41,785
Earnings, 10 yrs after entry
$45,515
4-year completion
30%
Median debt (completers)
$18,953
Cost of attendance
$23,778
sticker price, not net
Pell-eligible students
53%

💰 True ROI

8.8× return

What families actually pay (after aid) vs. the sticker — and how 10-yr earnings stack against the real cost. Most sites quote sticker; we quote what families really pay.

What families actually pay (4 yrs)
$51,988
$12,997/yr avg net
Aid that hides behind the sticker
$43,124
vs sticker $95,112
10-yr earnings total
$455,150
$45,515/yr median, 10 yrs out
Years to recoup actual cost
1.1 yrs
at the median earnings rate

"True ROI" = (10-yr median earnings × 10) ÷ (actual 4-yr net price). The actual net is from Scorecard (average across all families); your family's net price will vary by income — see the breakdown above. Earnings are 10 years after enrollment (Scorecard PP-FOS, all majors combined).

💰 What families actually pay

Net price by family income

Net price = sticker price minus grant aid. This is what families actually pay out-of-pocket after scholarships and need-based aid — the most honest affordability signal there is. At Texas A&M University-Texarkana, the average net price is $12,997/yr across all families.

Family income $0-30k
$11,002/yr
Family income $30-48k
$11,494/yr
Family income $48-75k
$14,432/yr
Family income $75-110k
$16,871/yr
Family income $110k+
$18,268/yr

🔎 Earning over $110K? The federal brackets above lump every family from $110K to $1M+ into one row.

Need-based aid usually phases out somewhere between $200K and $300K at private colleges — but the exact threshold varies a lot. For a precise estimate based on your family's actual income, assets, and your student's academic profile, use Texas A&M University-Texarkana's official Net Price Calculator:

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Source: College Scorecard (NPT41-NPT45). Net price = total cost of attendance minus federal, state, institutional, and other grants. Some brackets may be suppressed for student-privacy reasons (small cohorts). Title IV first-time, full-time undergraduates only. The $110K+ ceiling is a federal data limitation — Department of Education hasn't refreshed these brackets since the early 2010s.

📚 What students study here

Most popular majors at Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Top 5 fields of study by bachelor's degrees awarded (most recent IPEDS Completions). Use this to see what Texas A&M University-Texarkana actually graduates — not just what it markets.

1. Business, Management, & Marketing
76 degrees · 34.1%
Typical career outcomes
Financial Analyst $100k Management Analyst (Consultant) $99k Marketing Manager $158k Accountant / Auditor $80k
Broad set of corporate roles. Finance + consulting pay top, accounting + HR pay middle, sales spread is wide.
2. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
47 degrees · 21.1%
Typical career outcomes
Project Manager $99k Management Analyst $99k Research Analyst $79k
Often paired with another field (data + biology, design + tech). Outcomes match the second discipline.
3. Liberal Arts, Humanities, & General Studies
37 degrees · 16.6%
Typical career outcomes
Management Analyst $99k Marketing Specialist $75k HR Specialist $68k
Flexible degree → many paths. Real outcomes depend on the second skill (data, coding, teaching cert).
4. Biological & Biomedical Sciences
34 degrees · 15.2%
Typical career outcomes
Biological Scientist $87k Medical & Clinical Lab Tech $61k Pharmaceutical Rep $82k Physician (post-MD) $239k
Many bio majors → med school / grad school. Direct-employment bio roles are lower-paid than that pipeline.
5. Psychology
29 degrees · 13.0%
Typical career outcomes
HR Specialist $68k Market Research Analyst $75k Clinical Psychologist (post-PhD) $93k Social Worker $58k
Most undergrad psych grads go into non-clinical roles. Clinical/counseling psych requires a master's or doctoral.

Source: IPEDS Completions (C2023_a), bachelor's-level first majors aggregated to 2-digit CIP family. Share is of these top 5 only — not all majors.

💼 Top programs by earnings

Highest-earning majors at Texas A&M University-Texarkana

Median earnings 4 years after entry, by major (CIP code). From the federal College Scorecard program-level outcomes.

Major (CIP) Credential Cohort 1-yr earnings 4-yr earnings
Biology, General. Bachelor's Degree 32 $31,567 $56,504
Accounting and Related Services. Bachelor's Degree 16 $44,784 $49,822
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. Bachelor's Degree 83 $41,197 $47,135
Business Administration, Management and Operations. Bachelor's Degree 54 $36,948 $45,585
Criminal Justice and Corrections. Bachelor's Degree 28 $32,971 $42,676
Psychology, General. Bachelor's Degree 29 $32,243 $42,355
History. Bachelor's Degree 7 — $41,460
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. Bachelor's Degree 39 $37,685 $41,358

For full college-vs-major comparison + ROI leaderboards, see /college-outcomes →

🤖 AI program signal

AI + computing education at Texas A&M University-Texarkana

CS degrees (annual)
8
CIP 11.0701 + 11.0101

Full multi-lens comparison: /ai-colleges →

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🛡️ Safer in-state options
Same state, similar SAT band, but with a more forgiving admit rate — useful safety / match anchors.
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