Business Administration, Management and Operations at East Texas Baptist University

The small sample size here is critical—with fewer than 30 graduates, these numbers could swing dramatically with just a few different outcomes. That said, the current data shows graduates earning $37,188 their first year, about $7,000 below Texas's median for business programs and nearly $9,000 below the national median. Among the 94 Texas schools offering this degree, East Texas Baptist ranks at just the 25th percentile, meaning three-quarters of comparable programs show stronger earnings.

The debt picture offers modest relief: at $22,000, graduates owe less than both state and national medians. Still, owing 59 cents for every dollar earned in the first year isn't particularly attractive when programs at UT Austin and Texas Christian produce graduates earning nearly double while carrying similar or only moderately higher debt loads. The university serves a meaningful population of lower-income students (31% receive Pell grants), and the relatively contained debt matters for families without financial cushion.

For anxious parents, the question is whether the Christian campus environment and smaller community justify accepting earnings that trail most Texas business programs. The limited data makes it hard to know if these figures represent the typical graduate experience or just a particularly weak cohort. If your child has admission offers from larger Texas public universities with stronger business program track records, the earnings gap is substantial enough to warrant serious consideration.