College ROI

Smarter Choices, Brighter Futures
Back to Colleges

Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX 8,034 Undergrads 43.3% Grad Rate
School Website|Financial Calculator
Share
Total Cost
$25,210
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$15,225
After Aid
Median Earnings
$59,765
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$15,225
Peer Midpoint: $20,081
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$59,765
Peer Midpoint: $60,428
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$51,865
Peer Midpoint: $53,763
Graduation Rate43.3%
Peer Midpoint: 58.9%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age21.7
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients41.3%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time81.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS68.8%

Admissions Profile

Acceptance
88.6%
SAT Avg
1,086
SAT Reading
25th: 50054575th: 610
SAT Math
25th: 47053075th: 583
ACT Composite
25th: 192275th: 25

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
+$534k
+$67k
+$49k
Median Cost$15k/yr
+$479k
+$12k
-$5k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$443k
-$24k
-$41k

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
38
∞
Median Cost$15k/yr
Never
-10%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-46%
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 Return16%

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-46%
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
$23,600
Earnings (4yr)
$60,160
Natl Median: $76,194
Lifetime Value Added
-$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$23,466
Earnings (4yr)
$50,181
Natl Median: $57,214
Lifetime Value Added
-$84k
Median Debt
$19,500
Earnings (4yr)
$56,808
Natl Median: $68,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Median Debt
$26,875
Earnings (4yr)
$50,369
Natl Median: $68,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $77,981
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$45,696
Natl Median: $65,120
Lifetime Value Added
-$106k
Median Debt
$23,661
Earnings (4yr)
$42,921
Natl Median: $56,359
Lifetime Value Added
-$145k
Median Debt
$25,625
Earnings (4yr)
$86,698
Natl Median: $92,374
Lifetime Value Added
+$202k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$49,859
Natl Median: $55,378
Lifetime Value Added
-$87k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,490
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,658
Earnings (4yr)
$41,773
Natl Median: $39,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$155k
Economics
BachCIP: 4506
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$35,060
Natl Median: $75,602
Lifetime Value Added
-$201k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,647
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $74,842
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$37,846
Natl Median: $48,590
Lifetime Value Added
-$189k
Median Debt
$19,750
Earnings (4yr)
$66,917
Natl Median: $83,343
Lifetime Value Added
+$51k
Median Debt
$27,125
Earnings (4yr)
$32,043
Natl Median: $41,367
Lifetime Value Added
-$240k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,853
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $60,190
Lifetime Value Added
-$172k
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (4yr)
$51,909
Natl Median: $61,296
Lifetime Value Added
-$70k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
$24,000
Earnings (4yr)
$50,387
Natl Median: $50,680
Lifetime Value Added
-$82k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$57,021
Natl Median: $83,290
Lifetime Value Added
-$28k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$23,500
Earnings (4yr)
$62,017
Natl Median: $69,303
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,562
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$28,500
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,073
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$26,675
Earnings (4yr)
$82,322
Natl Median: $92,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$169k
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (4yr)
$52,078
Natl Median: $55,693
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$26,544
Earnings (5yr)
$50,428
Natl Median: $42,892
Lifetime Value Added
-$90k
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (4yr)
$52,301
Natl Median: $55,012
Lifetime Value Added
-$66k
Philosophy
BachCIP: 3801
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,455
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Physics
BachCIP: 4008
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $76,786
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$20,632
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,293
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$23,187
Earnings (4yr)
$43,269
Natl Median: $50,706
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Median Debt
$20,000
Earnings (4yr)
$83,329
Natl Median: $88,910
Lifetime Value Added
+$177k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,000
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $52,657
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,723
Earnings (4yr)
$50,896
Natl Median: $54,562
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k

Master's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$77,577
Natl Median: $95,833
Lifetime Value Added
+$2k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,454
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology, General
MastCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $69,830
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,327
Earnings (4yr)
$99,331
Natl Median: $103,485
Lifetime Value Added
+$206k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $125,988
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Chemistry
MastCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,937
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $71,953
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $124,201
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$50,439
Natl Median: $63,399
Lifetime Value Added
-$211k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $82,527
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$22,867
Earnings (4yr)
$62,384
Natl Median: $71,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$119k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $70,644
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,512
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,079
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
MastCIP: 5132
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$94,202
Natl Median: $100,487
Lifetime Value Added
+$145k
History
MastCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,360
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Mathematics
MastCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,654
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$52,844
Natl Median: $74,607
Lifetime Value Added
-$208k
Psychology, General
MastCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,711
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$37,812
Earnings (4yr)
$69,631
Natl Median: $81,408
Lifetime Value Added
-$54k
Median Debt
$45,500
Earnings (4yr)
$123,346
Natl Median: $120,193
Lifetime Value Added
+$416k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $64,397
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
MastCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Natl Median: $62,033
Lifetime Value Added
-$301k
Median Debt
$52,416
Earnings (4yr)
$59,613
Natl Median: $60,111
Lifetime Value Added
-$144k
Median Debt
$30,581
Earnings (2yr)
$45,500
Natl Median: $59,916
Lifetime Value Added
-$261k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $63,707
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Doctoral Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,031
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $97,173
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $100,573
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $87,076
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $138,131
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,794
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Other Programs

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $58,231
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.