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Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, TX 4,622 Undergrads 52.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$22,262
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$10,204
After Aid
Median Earnings
$51,450
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$10,204
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$51,450
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate52.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients57.2%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time87.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS71.4%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
92.3%
SAT Avg
1,030
SAT Reading
25th: 48050575th: 600
SAT Math
25th: 50050575th: 560
ACT Composite
25th: -1975th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
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)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$449k
+$53k
-$35k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$412k
+$16k
-$72k
Full Cost$22k/yr
+$369k
-$28k
-$115k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
Never
-196%
Full Cost$22k/yr
Never
-144%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- 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
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-154%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
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-85%
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 with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
$22,250
Earnings (5yr)
$57,338
Lifetime Value Added
-$16k
Agriculture, General
BachCIP: 0100
Median Debt
$22,750
Earnings (5yr)
$57,257
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Animal Sciences
BachCIP: 0109
Median Debt
$22,400
Earnings (5yr)
$58,759
Lifetime Value Added
-$5k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$24,444
Earnings (5yr)
$54,175
Lifetime Value Added
-$42k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$57,220
Lifetime Value Added
-$17k
Business/Commerce, General
BachCIP: 5201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,058
Lifetime Value Added
-$67k
Chemical Engineering
BachCIP: 1407
Median Debt
$22,900
Earnings (5yr)
$92,622
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Civil Engineering
BachCIP: 1408
Median Debt
$22,717
Earnings (5yr)
$76,135
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
$19,625
Earnings (5yr)
$41,962
Lifetime Value Added
-$143k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
BachCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$55,166
Lifetime Value Added
-$34k
Criminology
BachCIP: 4504
Median Debt
$23,250
Earnings (5yr)
$45,723
Lifetime Value Added
-$111k
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
BachCIP: 5131
Median Debt
$19,800
Earnings (2yr)
$32,925
Lifetime Value Added
-$202k
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
BachCIP: 1410
Median Debt
$26,138
Earnings (5yr)
$106,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$354k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,852
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$79,209
Lifetime Value Added
+$151k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$26,496
Earnings (5yr)
$52,049
Lifetime Value Added
-$59k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,753
Lifetime Value Added
-$29k
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1506
Median Debt
$21,250
Earnings (5yr)
$66,401
Lifetime Value Added
+$55k
Management Information Systems and Services
BachCIP: 5212
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$68,215
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$26,000
Earnings (5yr)
$49,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$76k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,647
Lifetime Value Added
-$133k
Mechanical Engineering
BachCIP: 1419
Median Debt
$21,678
Earnings (5yr)
$89,788
Lifetime Value Added
+$230k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$17,570
Earnings (5yr)
$53,674
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$60,646
Lifetime Value Added
+$10k
Plant Sciences
BachCIP: 0111
Median Debt
$19,408
Earnings (5yr)
$54,535
Lifetime Value Added
-$39k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$232k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (5yr)
$46,540
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$25,000
Earnings (2yr)
$28,309
Lifetime Value Added
-$244k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$42,937
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Master's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
MastCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$74,877
Lifetime Value Added
+$205k
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
MastCIP: 1302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$42,682
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$20,500
Earnings (5yr)
$77,661
Lifetime Value Added
+$229k
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
MastCIP: 5102
Median Debt
$37,949
Earnings (5yr)
$92,770
Lifetime Value Added
+$359k
Educational Administration and Supervision
MastCIP: 1304
Median Debt
$36,554
Earnings (5yr)
$63,831
Lifetime Value Added
+$109k
Sociology
MastCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$27,750
Lifetime Value Added
-$218k
Special Education and Teaching
MastCIP: 1310
Median Debt
$35,945
Earnings (5yr)
$53,219
Lifetime Value Added
+$12k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
$44,712
Earnings (5yr)
$59,888
Lifetime Value Added
+$73k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
MastCIP: 1312
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$52,757
Lifetime Value Added
+$7k
Doctoral Degrees
Educational Administration and Supervision
DocCIP: 1304
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$69,325
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, 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 degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.