10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$150,240at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Texas Southmost College
⌖ Brownsville, TX · 10 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$150,240 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.
45.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−78%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,210Observed 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
$3,085Average net price / year
$10,999Cost of attendance
$49,210Median earnings · year 5 after completion
29.8%Completion rate
Not availableAdmission rate
3,372Student 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
$28,869Year 1
$41,643Year 4
$49,210Year 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.
1Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$66,6872Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$64,7873Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$52,8324Social Work · Associate's Degree$44,9905Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree$41,6146Criminal Justice and Corrections · Associate's Degree$41,2847Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities · Associate's Degree$39,1918Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$37,743Observed 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.
Dallas, TX
Dallas College
- Annual net price
- $3,214
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,554
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -76%
Amarillo College
- Annual net price
- $4,600
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $49,187
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -79%
Tarrant County College District
- Annual net price
- $4,337
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $48,271
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -83%
Texas A&M International University
- Annual net price
- $3,637
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $51,461
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -67%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's Degree | $66,687 | $12,349 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $64,787 | $10,102 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $52,832 | Not available |
| Social Work | Associate's Degree | $44,990 | $10,550 |
| Business/Commerce, General | Associate's Degree | $41,614 | $10,655 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's Degree | $41,284 | $8,000 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's Degree | $39,191 | $11,000 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $37,743 | Not available |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Associate's Degree | $27,445 | $7,750 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma | $26,009 | Not available |
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.