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East Texas A&M University

Commerce, TX 9,912 Undergrads 52.9% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$23,438
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$11,841
After Aid
Median Earnings
$57,494
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$11,841
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$57,494
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$50,296
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate52.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Average Starting Age25.2
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients40.8%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time63.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.2%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
92.2%
SAT Avg
1,076
SAT Reading
25th: 48052575th: 580
SAT Math
25th: 43051575th: 570
ACT Composite
25th: 182175th: 24

ROI Sensitivity Analysis
Assuming 4 Years to Graduation

This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.

Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$515k
+$49k
+$31k
Median Cost$12k/yr
+$473k
+$6k
-$12k
Full Cost$23k/yr
+$431k
-$36k
-$53k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
42
∞
Median Cost$12k/yr
Never
-27%
Full Cost$23k/yr
Never
-63%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
  • Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
  • NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.

Social Impact ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.

Donor Return-14%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.

Taxpayer Return-52%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Bachelor's Degrees

Median Debt
$17,750
Earnings (4yr)
$68,346
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$74k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,334
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $66,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$19,181
Earnings (4yr)
$51,983
Natl Median: $53,676
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$19,000
Earnings (4yr)
$41,105
Natl Median: $49,634
Lifetime Value Added
-$149k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$18,804
Earnings (4yr)
$55,100
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$63,791
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
+$39k
Median Debt
$20,750
Earnings (4yr)
$63,965
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
+$40k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,062
Earnings (4yr)
$100,394
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$319k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$80,585
Natl Median: $97,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Median Debt
$23,378
Earnings (4yr)
$46,596
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,748
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$15,003
Earnings (4yr)
$46,615
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,765
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (4yr)
$72,682
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$107k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$238k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$50,988
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$91,614
Natl Median: $98,442
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$68,588
Natl Median: $80,890
Lifetime Value Added
+$76k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$89,459
Natl Median: $85,294
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,978
Natl Median: $56,278
Lifetime Value Added
-$253k
Median Debt
$22,942
Earnings (4yr)
$49,075
Natl Median: $53,266
Lifetime Value Added
-$81k
Median Debt
$18,987
Earnings (4yr)
$49,846
Natl Median: $53,072
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
$24,475
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $86,176
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$61,719
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$22k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
$17,544
Earnings (4yr)
$74,396
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
+$120k
Median Debt
$18,767
Earnings (4yr)
$54,059
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$40k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$24,728
Earnings (4yr)
$55,438
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,228
Earnings (4yr)
$46,639
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$102k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
$19,928
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,808
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,497
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$87,338
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,471
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$19,197
Earnings (4yr)
$52,013
Natl Median: $51,790
Lifetime Value Added
-$57k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
$22,983
Earnings (4yr)
$45,301
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
-$113k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $50,499
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$45,169
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
$20,558
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,338
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
$30,809
Earnings (4yr)
$87,702
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$111k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$59,177
Natl Median: $61,941
Lifetime Value Added
-$142k
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$25,561
Earnings (4yr)
$65,283
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
-$86k
Median Debt
$31,018
Earnings (4yr)
$105,692
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$268k
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,184
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Criminology
MastCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$31,050
Earnings (5yr)
$60,575
Natl Median: $67,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$140k
Median Debt
$25,922
Earnings (4yr)
$62,644
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,924
Natl Median: $49,978
Lifetime Value Added
-$107k
Education, General
MastCIP: 1301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,824
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,372
Earnings (4yr)
$67,656
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$65k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$64,997
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
-$89k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$31,920
Earnings (4yr)
$100,257
Natl Median: $110,694
Lifetime Value Added
+$221k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$69,732
Natl Median: $89,051
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Median Debt
$23,622
Earnings (4yr)
$62,242
Natl Median: $56,301
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,093
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$27,745
Earnings (4yr)
$120,549
Natl Median: $124,807
Lifetime Value Added
+$398k
Marketing
MastCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$37,570
Earnings (4yr)
$91,404
Natl Median: $79,106
Lifetime Value Added
+$143k
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
MastCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,738
Natl Median: $48,285
Lifetime Value Added
-$252k
Physics
MastCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $96,478
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $78,850
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $60,728
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Social Work
MastCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$22,727
Earnings (4yr)
$60,618
Natl Median: $65,123
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,330
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$24,699
Earnings (4yr)
$63,451
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
-$103k
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$22,372
Earnings (4yr)
$62,497
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Median Debt
$36,823
Earnings (4yr)
$54,739
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$183k
Median Debt
$27,346
Earnings (4yr)
$66,508
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$75k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$59,194
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
-$152k

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $99,878
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$54,433
Earnings (4yr)
$96,142
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
+$23k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $65,831
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $81,822
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.

For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.