10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$137,384at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
East Texas A&M University
⌖ Commerce, TX · 47 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$137,384 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
25.3 yrsModeled economic break-even
−60%Modeled 10-year ROI
$53,998Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$11,841Average net price / year
$23,438Cost of attendance
$53,998Median earnings · year 5 after completion
42.8%Completion rate
92.2%Admission rate
9,912Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$47,428Year 1
$57,494Year 4
$53,998Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods · Master's Degree$120,5492Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$105,6923Computer and Information Sciences, General · Bachelor's Degree$100,3944Finance and Financial Management Services · Master's Degree$100,2575Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$96,1426Industrial Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$91,6147Marketing · Master's Degree$91,4048Information Science/Studies · Bachelor's Degree$89,459Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Kingsville, TX
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Annual net price
- $12,090
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,726
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Weatherford College
- Annual net price
- $9,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,981
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Stephen F Austin State University
- Annual net price
- $14,260
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,535
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Central Texas College
- Annual net price
- $10,265
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $52,481
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -66%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Master's Degree | $120,549 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $105,692 | Not available |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $100,394 | $22,062 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Master's Degree | $100,257 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $96,142 | Not available |
| Industrial Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $91,614 | Not available |
| Marketing | Master's Degree | $91,404 | Not available |
| Information Science/Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $89,459 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $87,702 | Not available |
| Construction Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $80,585 | Not available |
| Mathematics | Bachelor's Degree | $74,396 | $19,333 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $72,682 | $23,809 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $68,588 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $68,346 | $22,498 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $67,656 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $66,508 | Not available |
| Biology, General | Master's Degree | $65,283 | Not available |
| Educational/Instructional Media Design | Master's Degree | $64,997 | Not available |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $63,965 | $23,734 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $63,791 | $27,625 |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $63,451 | Not available |
| Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft | Master's Degree | $62,924 | Not available |
| Curriculum and Instruction | Master's Degree | $62,644 | Not available |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Master's Degree | $62,497 | Not available |
| Library Science and Administration | Master's Degree | $62,242 | Not available |
| Design and Applied Arts | Bachelor's Degree | $61,748 | Not available |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $61,719 | Not available |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $60,618 | Not available |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | $59,177 | Not available |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $55,438 | $27,101 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,100 | $19,306 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $54,739 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $54,059 | $25,250 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $52,013 | $25,313 |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $51,983 | $20,500 |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $50,988 | Not available |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $49,846 | $28,933 |
| Legal Support Services | Bachelor's Degree | $49,075 | $24,375 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,639 | $27,000 |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,615 | $13,407 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $46,596 | $29,723 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,301 | $26,490 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $45,169 | $23,007 |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $41,105 | $23,000 |
| Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $19,866 |
| Public Health | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $23,328 |
| Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,854 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.