East Texas A&M University
Commerce, Texas · Also known as East Texas A&M · Website
$50,296
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,296
median earnings, 10 years after starting
East Texas A&M University is a public 4-year college in Commerce, Texas with 9,912 undergraduates and 3,260 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $11,841 a year (tuition and fees $10,026 in-state, $22,326 out-of-state). It admits 92% of applicants and 43% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,296 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$11,841
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$10,026
Out-of-state $22,326
Admission rate
92%
US median 78%
Completion rate
43%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,500
About $217 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,296
Rank 1,452 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $11,841
- Tuition in-state
- $10,026
- Tuition out-of-state
- $22,326
- Cost of attendance
- $23,438
- Students with a need-based grant
- 40%
- Students with federal loans
- 35%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $9,709
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,346
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,067
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $17,230
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $20,005
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $6,202 in 2015-16 to $10,026 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1,076
- SAT reading, middle
- 525
- SAT math, middle
- 515
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 9,912
- Graduate students
- 3,260
- Part-time students
- 37%
- Women
- 60%
- Students per teacher
- 17
- Completion rate
- 43%
- Retention rate
- 57%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 105
- Endowment
- $38.7M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,452 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $11,841 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $10,026 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 92% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 43% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 57% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,500 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,157 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,296 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 47% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 71% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
105 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 337 | $18,767 | $49,365 | $54,059 | $55,693 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 224 | $31,018 | $84,671 | $105,692 | $103,485 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 199 | $23,378 | $34,075 | $46,596 | $55,378 |
| Data AnalyticsMaster's | Master's | 173 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's | Master's | 161 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 157 | $18,987 | $39,969 | $49,846 | $53,072 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 148 | $22,372 | $61,091 | $67,656 | $71,685 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 116 | $25,000 | $47,654 | $63,791 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | $20,000 | $36,305 | $45,169 | $54,562 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 86 | $30,809 | $74,231 | $87,702 | $95,833 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 83 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 81 | $23,228 | $34,884 | $46,639 | $50,706 |
| Curriculum and InstructionMaster's | Master's | 79 | $25,922 | $61,205 | $62,644 | $63,399 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 72 | Withheld | $76,559 | Withheld | $88,910 |
| Social WorkMaster's | Master's | 64 | $22,727 | $47,994 | $60,618 | $65,123 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $22,062 | $58,492 | $100,394 | $92,374 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's | Master's | 62 | $36,823 | $45,667 | $54,739 | $60,111 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessOnlineMaster's | Master's | 51 | $22,372 | $55,000 | $62,497 | $62,033 |
| MusicBachelor's | Bachelor's | 47 | $24,728 | $52,282 | $55,438 | $42,892 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $17,750 | $40,517 | $68,346 | $76,194 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 39 | $19,197 | $33,149 | $52,013 | $51,790 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $19,000 | $27,101 | $41,105 | $49,634 |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral | Doctoral | 36 | $54,433 | $94,700 | $96,142 | $100,573 |
| Library Science and AdministrationOnlineMaster's | Master's | 36 | $23,622 | $60,756 | $62,242 | $56,301 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | $18,804 | Withheld | $55,100 | $57,214 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Commerce and Texas on Local Economy
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Questions and answers
How much does East Texas A&M University cost?
$11,841 a year is the average net price at East Texas A&M University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $10,026 for in-state students and $22,326 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,438. Families earning under $30,000 pay $9,709 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at East Texas A&M University?
92% of applicants are admitted to East Texas A&M University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,076 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do East Texas A&M University graduates earn?
$50,296 a year is the median pay of former East Texas A&M University students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,157 after 6 years). That ranks 1,452 of 5,094 US colleges and 78 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Master's) at $96,105.
How much student debt do East Texas A&M University graduates have?
$20,500 is the median federal student loan debt of East Texas A&M University graduates, about $217 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 35% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at East Texas A&M University?
43% of first-time, full-time students at East Texas A&M University finish within 6 years. 57% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at East Texas A&M University?
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (337 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (224 master's graduates), Criminal Justice and Corrections (199 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 105 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.