West Texas A & M University

Canyon, Texas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · Town: Fringe

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $17,909. 51% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $55,024 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $18,750.

Average net price
$17,909
per year Verified data
Completion rate
51%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$55,024
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$18,750
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$9,664
Out-of-state tuition and fees$24,829
Average cost of attendance$24,705
Books and supplies$1,600
Room and board, on campus$11,101
Average net price, all aided students$17,909
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$16,503
Average net price, family income over $110,000$22,221

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
99%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
950 to 1170
ACT composite range, middle 50%
18 to 23
Undergraduate enrollment
6,917
Graduate enrollment
2,119
Students receiving Pell grants
45%
Student to faculty ratio
14 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time51%
Completion within normal time34%
First-year retention (full-time)70%
Median federal debt, graduates$18,750
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$213
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$16,092
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry71%
1 year after completion$45,652
4 years after completion$55,166
6 years after entry$48,044
8 years after entry$51,002
10 years after entry$55,024
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $55,024; the middle half earned $36,620 to $79,027. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at West Texas A & M University

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

93 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (55)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
40$47,470$19,443
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online
66$45,673$15,250
Agricultural Public Services
CIP 01.08 · No credentials fully online
18$36,529Suppressed for privacy
Agricultural and Domestic Animal Services
CIP 01.05 · No credentials fully online
20$24,185$15,000
Agriculture, General
CIP 01.00 · No credentials fully online
33$39,401$19,500
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Animal Sciences
CIP 01.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
66$31,909$21,500
Biotechnology
CIP 26.12 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
69$54,159$20,250
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · Some credentials fully online
91$41,447$17,028
Business/Managerial Economics
CIP 52.06 · Some credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
16$36,299Suppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
14$60,581Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
20$41,404Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
17$93,925$17,000
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · Some credentials fully online
31$44,763$16,968
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
8$32,655Suppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
14$30,837Suppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
41Suppressed for privacy$22,000
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · Some credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
CIP 14.14 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online
56$55,550$20,000
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · Some credentials fully online
87$36,761$20,500
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · Some credentials fully online
17Suppressed for privacy$17,820
Journalism
CIP 09.04 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
175$41,887$22,500
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · Some credentials fully online
38$55,107$18,576
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · Some credentials fully online
36$46,211$19,411
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
42$82,350$14,500
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
82$45,245$26,532
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
14$40,324$20,625
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plant Sciences
CIP 01.11 · No credentials fully online
73Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
8$37,449Suppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
37$34,463$21,875
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
CIP 09.09 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
CIP 09.07 · No credentials fully online
22$34,778Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
121$79,258$22,213
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
21$37,511$27,000
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
71$42,254$20,500
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
21Suppressed for privacy$21,250
Zoology/Animal Biology
CIP 26.07 · No credentials fully online
25$31,246Suppressed for privacy
Master's degree (35)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
10$60,825Suppressed for privacy
Agriculture, General
CIP 01.00 · Some credentials fully online
20Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Animal Sciences
CIP 01.09 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
198$104,152Suppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · Some credentials fully online
72$49,862Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
17$64,033Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · Some credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · No credentials fully online
26$89,631Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · Some credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · Some credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
24$57,674Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · Some credentials fully online
16$69,319Suppressed for privacy
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · Some credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · Some credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · Some credentials fully online
48$92,578Suppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
41$113,275Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12 · Some credentials fully online
23$118,849Suppressed for privacy
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
8$54,056Suppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · Some credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · Some credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Plant Sciences
CIP 01.11 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · Some credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
15$104,989Suppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
24$55,207Suppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · Some credentials fully online
4$62,514Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · Some credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · Some credentials fully online
32$54,965Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (1)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
7Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (2)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Agriculture, General
CIP 01.00 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · Some credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 229814, OPEID 003665. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.