Bachelor's+18% vs national median2,421 grads tracked
Physical Sciences at University of Texas at Austin
Ranked 16th of 321 bachelor's programs in Physical Sciences by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$52,659
middle 50%: $35,749 – $73,034
Median · 5 years out
$78,062
middle 50%: $56,216 – $115,500
Median · 10 years out
$110,876
middle 50%: $74,967 – $165,252
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Physical Sciences (bachelor's) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Physical Sciences alumni earn a median of $53k in their first year. Earnings hit $111k by the tenth year.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
5.4 yrs
≈ $6,179 total interest
Same major at other universities
Nicholls State University
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Louisiana at Lafayette
$79,787 · 5 yrs out
University of Saint Thomas
$79,598 · 5 yrs out
Butler University
$79,444 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Maritime College
$79,157 · 5 yrs out
University of Richmond
$78,398 · 5 yrs out
Brigham Young University - Idaho
$78,000 · 5 yrs out
Pennsylvania State University (The)
$77,847 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston - Clear Lake
$77,465 · 5 yrs out
Texas State University
$77,457 · 5 yrs out
University of Houston
$77,259 · 5 yrs out
Sweet Briar College
$76,958 · 5 yrs out
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