The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Galveston, Texas · Also known as UTMB · Website
$92,961
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$92,961
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston is a public 4-year college in Galveston, Texas with 545 undergraduates and 2,696 graduate students. Former students earn a median $92,961 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $13,396 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
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Completion rate
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Median debt
$13,396
About $142 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$92,961
Rank 68 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 34%
- Students with federal loans
- 62%
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
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Undergraduates
- 545
- Graduate students
- 2,696
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 80%
- Students per teacher
- 10
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 52
- Endowment
- $842.3M
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 68 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $13,396 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $82,535 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $92,961 | $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. 85% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 96% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
52 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 312 | $13,156 | $80,433 | $91,723 | $88,910 |
| MedicineProfessional | Professional | 223 | $140,138 | $61,688 | $116,208 | $112,460 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineMaster's | Master's | 176 | $41,000 | $116,723 | $126,781 | $120,193 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsOnlineProfessional | Professional | 163 | $61,500 | $79,889 | $79,625 | $81,641 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsMaster's | Master's | 89 | $73,842 | $112,893 | $122,547 | $127,347 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $18,807 | $59,591 | $74,831 | $75,975 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsOnlineMaster's | Master's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | $87,315 | $90,984 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineProfessional | Professional | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyMaster's | Master's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition ServicesMaster's | Master's | 19 | $41,582 | $57,025 | $67,051 | $62,269 |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $100,487 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesOnlineMaster's | Master's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $89,981 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 13 | $16,500 | $72,789 | $80,720 | $70,786 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 12 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $46,413 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 9 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingOnlineDoctoral | Doctoral | 7 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $138,131 |
| Microbiological Sciences and ImmunologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $101,435 |
| Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $112,683 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 5 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Professions Education, Ethics, and HumanitiesOnlineGraduate certificate | Graduate certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population BiologyDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Neurobiology and NeurosciencesDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $96,176 |
| Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsDoctoral | Doctoral | 3 | $61,500 | $80,028 | $92,646 | $82,893 |
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Questions and answers
How much do The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston graduates earn?
$92,961 a year is the median pay of former The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston students who work, 10 years after they started ($82,535 after 6 years). That ranks 68 of 5,094 US colleges and 3 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Master's) at $116,723.
How much student debt do The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston graduates have?
$13,396 is the median federal student loan debt of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston graduates, about $142 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 62% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston?
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (312 bachelor's graduates), Medicine (223 professional graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (176 master's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 52 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.