Is University of North Texas at Dallas Worth It?

University of North Texas at Dallas gives you a low-cost entry point with an uncertain payoff. Net price sits at $8,376 a year, and median debt at graduation is under $19,000. That debt load is manageable on almost any salary, which is the strongest thing this school has going for it. The problem is finishing and what you earn after.

Only 44% of students graduate, and 30% don't return after the first year. If you borrow and leave without a degree, you carry the debt with none of the earnings bump. That risk is the single biggest financial threat here, and it hits harder than the price tag.

The two bachelor's programs with reported earnings tell opposite stories. Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies graduates earn around $43,000, roughly the level where the low debt pays for itself. Criminal Justice and Corrections graduates report about $24,000, near what many jobs pay without a degree. If Criminal Justice is your plan, the math barely works even with cheap tuition. Weigh that gap before committing.

The net price tiers reward lower-income families. If your family earns under $75,000, you pay between $7,300 and $8,600 a year. Cross into the $75,000 to $110,000 band and the price jumps to about $14,200, then $15,780 above $110,000. The grant support drops sharply for middle-income families, so the value case is weakest for you if you sit in that upper-middle bracket.

This school fits you if you live in the Dallas area, qualify for the lower price tiers, and pick a program like Interdisciplinary Studies with real earning power. Look elsewhere if you'd need to borrow heavily, if your family income pushes you into the $14,000-plus tiers, or if a low-paying major would leave you no better off than skipping college.