Wade College

Dallas, TX · Private for-profit · 205 students · Visit Website

Wade College is a private, for-profit institution in Dallas, Texas, offering accelerated associate and bachelor's degrees in design, merchandising, information technology, and marketing and management. The college emphasizes hands-on learning in small classes with faculty who have industry experience. Students can gain real-world experience through field experience courses, internships, and professional portfolio critiques with industry experts.

Programs Analyzed

1

Avg Grad Earnings

$12,995/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

44/100

Tuition

$17,692/yr

All Programs at Wade College

1 trade program at Wade College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Sales & Marketing
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations
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44 $12,995/yr $22,500 8.9x High Very Large
499 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 1 trade and vocational programs at Wade College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.