Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods at LeTourneau University

A debt-to-earnings ratio of 0.43 puts this program in reasonable territory—comparable Texas programs suggest graduates could pay off their estimated $24,840 in loans within a few years if they manage their finances carefully. However, the estimated first-year earnings of $57,251 lag behind what students at UT Dallas and East Texas A&M typically achieve in similar quantitative management programs, despite LeTourneau's selective admissions (41% acceptance rate, 1262 average SAT).

The challenge here is that we're working entirely with estimates since LeTourneau's graduate cohort was too small for the Department of Education to publish actual outcomes. While the debt figure aligns closely with what similar private institutions report nationally, the earnings estimate comes from just six Texas programs—a limited pool that may not reflect LeTourneau's distinct engineering-focused culture or the career paths its students actually pursue. The $5,000 gap between these estimates and the national median of $62,069 could narrow, widen, or disappear entirely depending on LeTourneau's industry connections and whether graduates enter technical management roles.

The safest assumption is that outcomes will fall somewhere in the middle of Texas programs—not reaching UT Dallas levels but likely exceeding UTSA's $47,528. For families comfortable with $25,000 in debt, that's manageable if employment comes quickly. But without actual placement data from LeTourneau itself, you're taking a leap of faith that the school's small program delivers value comparable to its larger state competitors.