Major Programs and Completers by Degrees

Degree Programs Overview

Tarleton State University offers 114 degree programs through Associate's, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate programs. Of that, 15 programs can be conferred by distance learning.

A total of 3,633 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at TSU. 2,767 students completed bachelor's programs and 803 completed master's programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at TSU. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Completers
	Total Programs	Online Programs	Total	Men	Women
Associate's	2	NOT OFFERED	25	4	21
Bachelor's	71	NOT OFFERED	2,767	968	1,799
Master's	33	14	803	269	534
Doctor's	2	1	38	14	24

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Tarleton State University. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

The Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing program has the highest salary ($66,332) after graduation and the Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians program is reported as the second-highest earning program with a $64,639 average salary.

Bachelor Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$66,332	$5,528	$23,250	$246
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	$64,639	$5,387	$18,750	$199
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$62,108	$5,176	$16,473	$175
Engineering Technology	$61,489	$5,124	-	-
Human Resources Management and Services	$50,944	$4,245	$17,338	$184
Business/Commerce, General	$47,685	$3,974	$18,093	$192
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$47,196	$3,933	-	-
Natural Resources Management and Policy	$46,380	$3,865	$19,941	$211
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$46,283	$3,857	$20,000	$212
Accounting and Related Services	$46,147	$3,846	$19,500	$207
Marketing	$46,015	$3,835	$18,962	$201
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$45,901	$3,825	$20,500	$217

Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$52,290	$4,358	$13,180	$140

Master Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of Study	Average Salary (2020)		Average Loan Debt
Field of Study	Yearly	Monthly	Yearly	Monthly
Information Science/Studies	$75,511	$6,293	-	-
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$69,141	$5,762	$25,909	$295
Human Resources Management and Services	$67,101	$5,592	$29,765	$339
Educational Administration and Supervision	$59,754	$4,980	$27,770	$316
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$52,771	$4,398	$30,573	$348
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,431	$4,203	$27,978	$318
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$47,538	$3,962	-	-
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$44,949	$3,746	$36,420	$414
Agricultural Public Services	$44,173	$3,681	$26,698	$304
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$43,250	$3,604	$20,848	$237

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Tarleton State University.

At the school, the Kinesiology and Exercise Science Bachelor program has the most completers of 233 and the Business/Commerce Bachelor program has the second most completers of 229 students.

Popular Associate Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	20	4	16
Histologic Technician	5	-	5

Popular Bachelor Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	233	93	140
Business/Commerce	229	80	149
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	210	25	185
Psychology	204	36	168
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	170	41	129
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	145	71	74
Animal Sciences	142	17	125
Agriculture	113	45	68
General Studies	96	22	74
Business Administration and Management	95	55	40

Popular Master Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Business Administration and Management	158	74	84
Counseling Psychology	72	13	59
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	68	43	25
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	66	9	57
Curriculum and Instruction	55	8	47
Social Work	49	3	46
Educational Leadership and Administration	47	12	35
Agricultural and Extension Education Services	33	11	22
Public Administration	28	15	13
Accounting	24	4	20

Popular Doctoral Programs
Field of Study	Number of Completers	Men	Women
Educational Leadership and Administration	38	14	24

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Natural Resources and Conservation program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Agriculture	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	113	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	60	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural and Extension Education Services	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Communication/Journalism	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Animal Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	142	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Horticultural Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Communication and Journalism program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Environmental Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	2^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	75	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Education program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Information Technology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Information Science/Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	44	22^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Curriculum and Instruction	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Educational Leadership and Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	47	38^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED
Superintendency and Educational System Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Special Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Elementary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	55	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Secondary Education and Teaching	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Reading Teacher Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Engineering Technology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Civil Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	14	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Computer Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	29	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Industrial Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	34	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Quality Control Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	17	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	33	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Work and Family Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Spanish Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Legal Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Human Development and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Early Childhood and Family Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	28	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Textiles	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is English Language and Literature program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
English Language and Literature	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	20	6^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
General Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	96	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Mathematics and Statistics program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Biology/Biological Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	19	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biomedical Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Biotechnology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Mathematics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Statistics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Nutrition Sciences	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International/Global Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	170	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Physical Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	233	68^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Psychology program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Chemistry	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth Science	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	204	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Counseling Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	72	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Applied Psychology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Human Services program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Safety Studies	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	145	20^ONLINE	0	NOT OFFERED

What is Social Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Public Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	28	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Social Work	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	73	49^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Political Science and Government	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Sociology	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Digital Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	7	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Fine/Studio Arts	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Music Performance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is Business program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Communication Sciences and Disorders	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/Trainer	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	15	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	20	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	16	18	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Histologic Technician	NOT OFFERED	5	12	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Public Health	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Education	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	210	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	229	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	95	158^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	66^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

What is History program?

	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctorate	Post-Graduate
Business/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	229	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	95	158^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	71	24	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Business/Managerial Economics	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Finance	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	11	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	35	66^ONLINE	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
International Business/Trade/Commerce	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Marketing/Marketing Management	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	51	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
History	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	18	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

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