Best Bachelor's Degree Programs at The University of Texas at Austin by ROI

Every Bachelor's Degree major at The University of Texas at Austin ranked by estimated 20-year net return on investment. Data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Bachelor's Degree Master's Degree Doctoral Degree

Programs Analyzed

54

Majors with salary data

Average 20-Yr Net ROI

+$103,254

Across all programs

Average Annual Cost

$29,842

Cost of attendance

# Major 20-Yr Net ROI Median Salary Annual Cost Avg Debt
1 Petroleum Engineering.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$1,011,779 $99,721 $29,842 $17,239 Full ROI →
2 Computer and Information Sciences, General.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$963,957 $97,550 $29,842 $20,500 Full ROI →
3 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$854,237 $92,064 $29,842 $20,500 Full ROI →
4 Chemical Engineering.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$799,542 $89,285 $29,842 $19,844 Full ROI →
5 Management Information Systems and Services.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$736,202 $86,061 $29,842 $19,000 Full ROI →
6 Finance and Financial Management Services.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$660,057 $82,355 $29,842 $20,500 Full ROI →
7 Biomedical/Medical Engineering.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$651,946 $81,988 $29,842 $21,071 Full ROI →
8 Mechanical Engineering.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$650,699 $81,769 $29,842 $18,750 Full ROI →
9 Architectural Engineering.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$565,555 $77,981 $29,842 $25,701 Full ROI →
10 Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$487,080 $73,844 $29,842 $22,542 Full ROI →
11 Civil Engineering.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$417,121 $70,244 $29,842 $21,030 Full ROI →
12 Business Administration, Management and Operations.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$395,619 $69,150 $29,842 $20,750 Full ROI →
13 Accounting and Related Services.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$378,998 $68,232 $29,842 $19,462 Full ROI →
14 Economics.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$364,813 $67,635 $29,842 $21,125 Full ROI →
15 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$338,363 $66,213 $29,842 $19,651 Full ROI →
16 Mathematics.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$268,617 $62,783 $29,842 $20,500 Full ROI →
17 Marketing.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$216,138 $60,100 $29,842 $19,625 Full ROI →
18 Design and Applied Arts.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$203,417 $59,658 $29,842 $22,500 Full ROI →
19 Architecture.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$173,522 $58,062 $29,842 $21,000 Full ROI →
20 Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$136,948 $56,233 $29,842 $20,995 Full ROI →
21 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$68,991 $52,704 $29,842 $19,052 Full ROI →
22 Physics.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$57,222 $52,202 $29,842 $20,333 Full ROI →
23 Chemistry.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$11,497 $49,792 $29,842 $18,500 Full ROI →
24 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$10,274 $49,595 $29,842 $16,487 Full ROI →
25 Political Science and Government.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 +$8,757 $49,790 $29,842 $20,500 Full ROI →
26 Apparel and Textiles.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$5,064 $49,390 $29,842 $24,812 Full ROI →
27 Geography and Cartography.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$17,799 $48,555 $29,842 $21,875 Full ROI →
28 Health and Physical Education/Fitness.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$23,975 $48,279 $29,842 $22,361 Full ROI →
29 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$59,573 $46,441 $29,842 $21,500 Full ROI →
30 Public Health.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$66,433 $46,098 $29,842 $21,500 Full ROI →
31 International/Global Studies.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$73,130 $45,563 $29,842 $18,535 Full ROI →
32 Communication Disorders Sciences and Services.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$85,723 $45,066 $29,842 $20,500 Full ROI →
33 Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$90,043 $44,765 $29,842 $19,241 Full ROI →
34 Philosophy.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$104,680 $43,995 $29,842 $18,676 Full ROI →
35 Journalism.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$107,973 $44,021 $29,842 $21,500 Full ROI →
36 Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$116,174 $43,599 $29,842 $21,323 Full ROI →
37 Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$124,223 $43,141 $29,842 $20,500 Full ROI →
38 Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$130,078 $42,747 $29,842 $19,000 Full ROI →
39 Social Work.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$134,521 $42,694 $29,842 $21,506 Full ROI →
40 Sociology.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$135,018 $42,770 $29,842 $23,000 Full ROI →
41 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$168,953 $40,972 $29,842 $21,500 Full ROI →
42 Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$171,488 $41,149 $29,842 $26,000 Full ROI →
43 Biology, General.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$205,483 $39,172 $29,842 $21,893 Full ROI →
44 English Language and Literature, General.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$213,013 $38,769 $29,842 $21,500 Full ROI →
45 Radio, Television, and Digital Communication.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$221,237 $38,462 $29,842 $23,044 Full ROI →
46 Psychology, General.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$229,090 $37,847 $29,842 $19,750 Full ROI →
47 East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$232,360 $37,751 $29,842 $20,750 Full ROI →
48 Music.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$245,588 $37,444 $29,842 $26,000 Full ROI →
49 History.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$259,544 $36,311 $29,842 $19,553 Full ROI →
50 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$281,382 $35,377 $29,842 $21,892 Full ROI →
51 Area Studies.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$305,678 $34,184 $29,842 $22,215 Full ROI →
52 Fine and Studio Arts.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$318,904 $33,647 $29,842 $24,057 Full ROI →
53 Visual and Performing Arts, General.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$353,493 $31,745 $29,842 $21,500 Full ROI →
54 Anthropology.

Grad rate: 87.7%

 -$374,974 $30,740 $29,842 $22,523 Full ROI →

How ROI is calculated

20-Year Net ROI = Gross Earnings (salary × 20) − Total Degree Cost − Debt Payoff (×1.35) − Baseline Opportunity Cost ($42,000 × 20). Data from the U.S. College Scorecard.