West Texas A & M University
Canyon, Texas · Also known as WTAMU · Website
$50,741
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$50,741
median earnings, 10 years after starting
West Texas A & M University is a public 4-year college in Canyon, Texas with 6,917 undergraduates and 2,119 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,487 a year (tuition and fees $9,101 in-state, $10,996 out-of-state). It admits 99% of applicants and 55% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $50,741 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $19,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,487
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,101
Out-of-state $10,996
Admission rate
99%
US median 78%
Completion rate
55%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$19,500
About $207 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$50,741
Rank 1,424 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
- $19,487
- Tuition in-state
- $9,101
- Tuition out-of-state
- $10,996
- Cost of attendance
- $23,482
- Students with a need-based grant
- 41%
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,525
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $17,218
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $19,268
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,454
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $23,439
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 $7,041 in 2015-16 to $9,101 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
- 99%
- Average SAT
- 1,050
- SAT reading, middle
- 545
- SAT math, middle
- 539
- ACT, middle
- 21
- Undergraduates
- 6,917
- Graduate students
- 2,119
- Part-time students
- 22%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 14
- Completion rate
- 55%
- Retention rate
- 70%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 89
- Endowment
- $137.2M
- 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 1,424 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,487 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,101 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 99% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 55% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 70% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $19,500 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $44,399 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $50,741 | $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. 56% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 74% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
89 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 197 | Withheld | Withheld | $124,819 | $103,485 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 137 | $19,998 | $40,793 | $49,618 | $53,072 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $18,750 | $74,531 | $79,583 | $88,910 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | 109 | $19,500 | $46,614 | $49,241 | $55,693 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 101 | $17,750 | $26,513 | $51,397 | $61,296 |
| Plant SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 87 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $56,567 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 62 | $18,343 | $42,650 | $66,534 | $83,343 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | $17,789 | $43,167 | $60,430 | $68,407 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 53 | $20,000 | $28,507 | $43,403 | $57,214 |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesMaster's | Master's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | $121,970 | $110,694 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $16,213 | $52,749 | $51,103 | $66,647 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 49 | $17,550 | $43,492 | $71,979 | $68,257 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 40 | $19,500 | $40,313 | $48,492 | $54,562 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 38 | $15,000 | $46,034 | $61,262 | $76,194 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | $18,389 | $30,101 | $45,193 | $50,706 |
| Social WorkBachelor's | Bachelor's | 35 | $22,473 | $34,664 | $44,174 | $51,790 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesMaster's | Master's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | $117,518 | $89,981 |
| Homeland SecurityBachelor's | Bachelor's | 34 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 33 | $21,350 | $37,978 | $58,011 | $55,378 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 32 | $19,625 | $78,028 | $93,938 | $92,135 |
| Agriculture, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 31 | $13,000 | $45,300 | $50,396 | $53,676 |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementMaster's | Master's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $121,855 |
| Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | $25,661 | $41,872 | Withheld | $83,290 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 28 | $20,125 | $40,465 | $58,303 | $69,303 |
| Clinical, Counseling and Applied PsychologyMaster's | Master's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | $58,923 | $65,184 |
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Questions and answers
How much does West Texas A & M University cost?
$19,487 a year is the average net price at West Texas A & M University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,101 for in-state students and $10,996 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,482. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,525 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at West Texas A & M University?
99% of applicants are admitted to West Texas A & M University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,050 and the middle ACT score is 21. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do West Texas A & M University graduates earn?
$50,741 a year is the median pay of former West Texas A & M University students who work, 10 years after they started ($44,399 after 6 years). That ranks 1,424 of 5,094 US colleges and 77 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Computer Science (Bachelor's) at $88,391.
How much student debt do West Texas A & M University graduates have?
$19,500 is the median federal student loan debt of West Texas A & M University graduates, about $207 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 36% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at West Texas A & M University?
55% of first-time, full-time students at West Texas A & M University finish within 6 years. 70% 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 West Texas A & M University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (197 master's graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (137 bachelor's graduates), Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (114 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 89 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.