Animal Sciences at Texas A & M University-Commerce

Commerce, TX · Bachelor's Degree · about 37 graduates a year

$27,101
Median pay 1 year after graduating
$41,105
Median pay 4 years after graduating
$49,634
National median for this major (4 yrs)
#73 of 78
Rank by pay
#74 of 78
Rank, wage-adjusted
$19,000
Median federal debt

Texas A & M University-Commerce graduates in animal sciences earn 17% less than the national median for the same major four years after graduating. Their median federal debt equals about 46% of one year’s pay at that point.

How Texas A & M University-Commerce Compares for Animal Sciences

All 78 colleges reporting animal sciences earnings at this degree level, ranked by median pay four years after graduation. “Wage-adjusted” divides pay by the square root of the state’s wage index so colleges in low-wage states aren’t penalized for local pay.

#College4 yrs afterWage-adjustedAdj. rank1 yr after
1University of Georgia Athens, GA$61,176$63,330#3$31,769
2University of Massachusetts-Amherst Amherst, MA$59,543$52,434#25$40,008
3University of Wisconsin-Madison Madison, WI$57,605$59,941#8$44,354
4Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, TX$57,324$58,282#9$35,582
5University of Maryland-College Park College Park, MD$56,248$49,364#45$40,209
6University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR$56,136$66,152#1$32,417
7Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX$55,753$56,684#15$34,933
8Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX$54,984$55,903#16$31,059
9California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA$54,805$49,869#41$33,879
10Michigan State University East Lansing, MI$54,751$57,729#12$41,292
…
70Southeast Missouri State University Cape Girardeau, MO$41,706$44,718#60—
71Missouri State University-Springfield Springfield, MO$41,658$44,666#61$33,675
72Washington State University Pullman, WA$41,634$38,294#77$31,911
73Texas A & M University-Commerce Commerce, TX$41,105$41,792#74$27,101
74University of Idaho Moscow, ID$40,935$43,529#65$36,486
75Tuskegee University Tuskegee, AL$39,949$45,346#58$24,211
76Utah State University Logan, UT$39,041$37,002#78$30,774

Other Majors at Texas A & M University-Commerce by Graduate Pay

Major4 yrs after1 yr afterRank in major
Computer and Information Sciences$100,394$58,492#116 of 459
Industrial Engineering$91,614$63,269#73 of 94
Information Science/Studies$89,459—#44 of 148
Construction Engineering$80,585$70,457#13 of 13
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing—$76,559—
Mathematics$74,396$52,044#119 of 309
Finance and Financial Management Services$72,682$52,898#293 of 452
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$68,588—#46 of 51
Accounting and Related Services$68,346$40,517#516 of 796
Business/Commerce$63,965$50,488#167 of 271
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods—$63,945—
Business Administration, Management and Operations$63,791$47,654#640 of 1176
Design and Applied Arts$61,748—#59 of 299
Marketing$61,719$30,024#366 of 516
Music$55,438$52,282#31 of 268
Biology$55,100—#527 of 841
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies$54,059$49,365#115 of 207
Social Work$52,013$33,149#202 of 420
Agriculture$51,983$37,728#27 of 43
History$50,988$24,801#221 of 459
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$49,846$39,969#308 of 476
Legal Support Services$49,075—#24 of 32
Psychology$46,639$34,884#720 of 1027
English Language and Literature$46,615$43,470#358 of 576
Criminal Justice and Corrections$46,596$34,075#568 of 660
Sociology$45,301$31,620#382 of 462
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$45,169$36,305#536 of 610
Public Health—$44,621—
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management—$20,295—

Frequently Asked Questions

How much do Texas A & M University-Commerce animal sciences graduates make?

Graduates earn a median $27,101 one year after graduating and $41,105 four years after graduating. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

How does Texas A & M University-Commerce rank for animal sciences?

Among 78 colleges reporting earnings for animal sciences graduates, Texas A & M University-Commerce ranks #73 by median pay four years after graduation, and #74 after adjusting for state wage levels.

Is animal sciences at Texas A & M University-Commerce worth it?

Its graduates earn 17% less than the national median for animal sciences ($49,634), and the median federal debt at graduation is $19,000.

← All data for Texas A & M University-Commerce · Methodology

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, field-of-study data. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled; programs with few graduates are not reported. Wage adjustment uses Census ACS state median household income.