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Texas Southern University
Houston, TX 6,619 Undergrads 33.9% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$24,899
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$19,734
After Aid
Median Earnings
$38,924
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$19,734
Peer Midpoint: $19,729.5
Earnings (10yr)$38,924
Peer Midpoint: $53,747
Graduation Rate33.9%
Peer Midpoint: 58.5%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients70.5%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time86.5%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS53.8%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
93.3%
SAT Avg
913
SAT Reading
25th: 42046575th: 510
SAT Math
25th: 38044575th: 490
ACT Composite
25th: 151775th: 19
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
+$346k
-$50k
-$138k
Median Cost$20k/yr
+$275k
-$121k
-$209k
Full Cost$25k/yr
+$257k
-$140k
-$228k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$20k/yr
Never
-294%
Full Cost$25k/yr
Never
-254%
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-341%
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-130%
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
$24,693
Earnings (5yr)
$58,991
Lifetime Value Added
-$37k
Air Transportation
BachCIP: 4901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,820
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
BachCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$31,305
Lifetime Value Added
-$251k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
$27,875
Earnings (5yr)
$44,374
Lifetime Value Added
-$157k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$28,000
Earnings (5yr)
$50,758
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Chemistry
BachCIP: 4005
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$50,038
Lifetime Value Added
-$110k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
BachCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$64,846
Lifetime Value Added
+$9k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$27,000
Earnings (5yr)
$65,875
Lifetime Value Added
+$17k
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1512
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$266k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$31,085
Earnings (5yr)
$52,298
Lifetime Value Added
-$91k
Electrical Engineering Technologies/Technicians
BachCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$44,942
Lifetime Value Added
-$129k
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
BachCIP: 1901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,357
Lifetime Value Added
-$132k
Finance and Financial Management Services
BachCIP: 5208
Median Debt
$26,751
Earnings (5yr)
$60,470
Lifetime Value Added
-$25k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
BachCIP: 5107
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$44,671
Lifetime Value Added
-$154k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
$24,500
Earnings (5yr)
$56,348
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
BachCIP: 5100
Median Debt
$29,000
Earnings (5yr)
$39,954
Lifetime Value Added
-$194k
Journalism
BachCIP: 0904
Median Debt
$31,000
Earnings (5yr)
$51,133
Lifetime Value Added
-$101k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
BachCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$31,152
Earnings (5yr)
$48,744
Lifetime Value Added
-$120k
Marketing
BachCIP: 5214
Median Debt
$28,750
Earnings (5yr)
$50,742
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
$29,480
Earnings (5yr)
$62,503
Lifetime Value Added
-$9k
Political Science and Government
BachCIP: 4510
Median Debt
$30,750
Earnings (5yr)
$54,608
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
$34,000
Earnings (5yr)
$53,881
Lifetime Value Added
-$78k
Public Administration
BachCIP: 4404
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$44,275
Lifetime Value Added
-$158k
Public Health
BachCIP: 5122
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$54,775
Lifetime Value Added
-$71k
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication
BachCIP: 0907
Median Debt
$29,738
Earnings (5yr)
$32,814
Lifetime Value Added
-$255k
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
BachCIP: 2313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,147
Lifetime Value Added
-$134k
Social Work
BachCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$29,500
Earnings (5yr)
$52,740
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Master's Degrees
Business Administration, Management and Operations
MastCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$55,500
Earnings (5yr)
$80,773
Lifetime Value Added
+$238k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
MastCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$75,749
Lifetime Value Added
+$195k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
MastCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$40,485
Lifetime Value Added
-$104k
Public Administration
MastCIP: 4404
Median Debt
$52,147
Earnings (5yr)
$61,546
Lifetime Value Added
+$71k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,667
Lifetime Value Added
+$35k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
MastCIP: 1313
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,483
Lifetime Value Added
-$22k
Professional Degrees
Law
ProfCIP: 2201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$83,014
Lifetime Value Added
+$101k
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
ProfCIP: 5120
Median Debt
$74,412
Earnings (5yr)
$139,367
Lifetime Value Added
+$510k
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.