Master's · Stephenville, Texas
Is Information Science/Studies at Tarleton State University worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Pays back fast: graduates typically recover the cost in about 0.8 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $113,356
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $119,848
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $22,560
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $24k (likely $24k – $24k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $56k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 0.8 years (likely 0.6–1.3)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $380k (likely $190k – $628k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $974k (likely $580k – $1.46M)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
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- Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Master's)$105,343
- Computer Science (Bachelor's)$102,423
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Doctoral)$96,825
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- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$89,677
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$87,838
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$87,678
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$86,431
- Public Administration (Master's)$83,252
- Human Resources Management and Services (Master's)$81,088
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (Bachelor's)$81,042
- Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Bachelor's)$77,044
Information Science/Studies at other schools in Texas
- Southern Methodist University$173,816
- The University of Texas at San Antonio$132,174
- The University of Texas at Dallas$122,669
- Texas Tech University$118,405
- The University of Texas at Arlington$112,015
- Strayer University-Texas$98,401
- South University-Austin$78,782
- Lamar University$77,163
- The University of Texas at Austin$68,652
- University of North Texas$55,765