10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$123,664at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
⌖ San Antonio, TX · 22 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
10-year estimate · Negative payoff
−$123,664 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-4 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.
22.2 yrsModeled economic break-even
−55%Modeled 10-year ROI
$55,112Observed earnings · year 4
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
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.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE
Institution details
Current federal characteristics describing the college—not the outcomes of a specific program.
- Accreditor
- Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
- Main award level
- Bachelor’s degrees
- Campus setting
- City
- Admissions
- Selective admission
- Delivery
- Campus or mixed delivery
- Federal designation
- No special designation reported
Cost, debt, completion and earnings context
$11,196Average net price / year
$21,655Cost of attendance
$18,401Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$195/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$55,112Median earnings · year 4 after completion
40.2%Completion rate
92.8%Admission rate
6,599Student size
Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
WHAT STANDS OUT
A faster read on this college
These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$44,674Year 1
$55,112Year 4
Not availableYear 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.
1Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$88,0352Management Information Systems and Services · Bachelor's Degree$86,9293Accounting and Related Services · Master's Degree$78,5184Educational Administration and Supervision · Master's Degree$69,4405Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$64,4176Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas · Master's Degree$63,8197Business Administration, Management and Operations · Bachelor's Degree$63,7868Special Education and Teaching · Master's Degree$61,312Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark
This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential—not simply majors that pay more everywhere.
1Management Information Systems and ServicesBachelor's Degree · $86,929 reported+4%vs same-degree national median$21,033federal debt2Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's Degree · $55,218 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$23,690federal debt3English Language and Literature, GeneralBachelor's Degree · $48,877 reported+1%vs same-degree national median$19,000federal debt4Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree · $63,819 reported+0%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt5HistoryBachelor's Degree · $50,062 reported-1%vs same-degree national median$25,000federal debt6Student Counseling and Personnel ServicesMaster's Degree · $59,353 reported-1%vs same-degree national medianNot availablefederal debt
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%
East Texas A&M University
- Annual net price
- $11,841
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,998
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Weatherford College
- Annual net price
- $9,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,981
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
The University of Texas at San Antonio
- Annual net price
- $10,836
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $58,103
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -41%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt | 2023–24 awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $88,035 | Not available | Not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $86,929 | $21,033 | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Master's Degree | $78,518 | Not available | Not reported |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $69,440 | Not available | Not reported |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $64,417 | $23,776 | Not reported |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas | Master's Degree | $63,819 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $63,786 | $24,250 | Not reported |
| Special Education and Teaching | Master's Degree | $61,312 | Not available | Not reported |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $60,376 | $30,686 | Not reported |
| International Business | Bachelor's Degree | $59,781 | Not available | Not reported |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $59,353 | Not available | Not reported |
| Business/Commerce, General | Bachelor's Degree | $56,787 | $23,217 | Not reported |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $55,218 | $23,690 | Not reported |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $54,006 | $21,000 | Not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $50,856 | $20,500 | Not reported |
| History | Bachelor's Degree | $50,062 | $25,000 | Not reported |
| English Language and Literature, General | Bachelor's Degree | $48,877 | $19,000 | Not reported |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $48,687 | $30,724 | Not reported |
| Social Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,014 | $18,457 | Not reported |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $46,362 | $17,897 | Not reported |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,920 | $24,875 | Not reported |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | $45,191 | $17,458 | Not reported |
Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.
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.