Bachelor's · San Antonio, Texas
Is Computer Engineering at St. Mary's 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 2.6 years.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $71,610
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $84,218
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- Not enough borrowers to report
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Net cost to graduate, all families
- $75k (likely $75k – $86k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $47k a year vs high-school graduates aged 25–34 in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- 2.6 years (likely 1.9–3.7)
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- $227k (likely $81k – $396k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- $794k (likely $475k – $1.18M)
- Today's dollars
- Odds of finishing (school-wide)
- 58%
- Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
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- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$96,034
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$92,592
- Law (First professional)$87,375
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$82,753
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$81,100
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (Master's)$72,775
- Marketing (Bachelor's)$66,151
- Public Administration (Master's)$60,068
- Law (Master's)$54,265
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's)$52,553
- English Language and Literature, General (Bachelor's)$51,014
- Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's)$49,315
Computer Engineering at other schools in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station$127,042
- The University of Texas at Dallas$112,666
- University of North Texas$109,151
- University of Houston$107,283
- The University of Texas at Arlington$105,871
- Texas Tech University$92,615
- The University of Texas at San Antonio$87,983
- DeVry University-Texas$86,645
- University of Houston-Clear Lake$79,710
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$77,097