Public · 4-year

The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Galveston, Texas

Not enough data

ROI: Not enough data

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 4 years.

There isn't enough federal earnings data to calculate a reliable ROI here yet.

We only publish an ROI verdict where the U.S. Department of Education reports both earnings and cost. We won’t fabricate a number where federal data is missing.

88% of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

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Average net price / yr as of 2024

$128,857

Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024

$80,433

Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024

$13,396

Median debt at graduation as of 2024

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Graduation rate as of 2024

88%

Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024

81%

Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024

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Retention rate as of 2024

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender

Women

$91,999

Men

$102,934

11% gap between the two groups

By family-income background

From lower-income families

$91,703

From higher-income families

$102,541

11% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)

Dependent students

$98,018

Independent students

$92,400

6% gap between the two groups

38%

First-generation students

62%

Take federal student loans

86%

Born in the U.S.

Who studies here

White 26%Hispanic 40%Asian 19%Black 11%Other 5%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

How The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston compares

This college against the Texas and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

Best-paying majors at The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

Major	Credential	Earnings (5 yr)	Median debt	10-yr ROI	Verdict
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Certificate	$128,857	$41,000	—	Not enough data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate's	$88,238	$13,156	—	Not enough data
Medicine	Doctoral	$170,576	$140,138	—	Not enough data