Master's · Killeen, Texas
Is Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions at Texas A&M University-Central Texas worth it?
Low confidence Low confidence: fewer than 40 graduates behind the earnings figures.
The verdict · all families, in-state, half paid with loans
Graduates typically don't earn back the cost within 20 years, compared with the no-degree baseline.
- Earnings 1 year after graduating
- $63,391
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $64,840
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $43,960
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $47k (likely $47k – $47k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $2k a year vs bachelor's graduates 4 years out in TX
- 2023 ACS 5-year pooled, adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Payback
- Not within 20 years in most scenarios
- Bump vs net cost plus loan interest
- 10-year net return
- −$205k (likely −$296k – −$88k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$212k (likely −$389k – $26k)
- Today's dollars
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Scorecard reports no net price for graduate programs; cost is based on what graduates typically borrowed.
Other majors at Texas A&M University-Central Texas
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$95,566
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$86,018
- Air Transportation (Bachelor's)$70,147
- Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's)$67,045
- Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's)$66,786
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$63,281
- Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's)$60,872
- Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)$58,919
- Social Work (Bachelor's)$58,052
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's)$55,689
- Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's)$52,233
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (Bachelor's)$50,375
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions at other schools in Texas
- Baylor College of Medicine$84,758
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston$80,384
- St. Mary's University$72,775
- Texas Woman's University$63,502
- Southern Methodist University$62,718
- The University of Texas at San Antonio$60,870
- Lamar University$60,234
- Houston Christian University$58,322
- The University of Texas at El Paso$57,668
- University of Houston-Clear Lake$57,552