Master's · San Antonio, Texas
Is Biology, General at University of the Incarnate Word worth it?
Medium confidence Medium confidence: 40–99 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
- $35,046
- Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Earnings 4 years after graduating
- $67,126
- Treasury AY2017-2018, AY2018-2019 pooled earnings cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
- Typical federal debt at graduation
- $68,594
- NSLDS pooled AY2022-23, AY2023-24 cohort
- Typical borrowing (no graduate net price is published)
- $73k (likely $73k – $73k)
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Earnings bump, year 4
- $4k 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
- −$238k (likely −$327k – −$139k)
- Today's dollars
- 20-year net return
- −$148k (likely −$334k – $91k)
- 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 University of the Incarnate Word
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration (First professional)$140,895
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (First professional)$133,644
- Optometry (First professional)$133,498
- Education, General (Doctoral)$95,483
- Human Resources Management and Services (Master's)$88,995
- Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions (First professional)$87,091
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's)$84,286
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's)$83,447
- Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's)$82,359
- Accounting and Related Services (Master's)$80,749
- Human Resources Management and Services (Bachelor's)$72,061
- Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's)$65,405
Biology, General at other schools in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station$74,613
- The University of Texas at San Antonio$73,650
- University of North Texas Health Science Center$70,283
- East Texas A&M University$65,283
- Texas State University$63,079
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$61,507
- University of Houston-Clear Lake$38,096
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso$29,992