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Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX 3,453 Undergrads 31.5% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$11,487
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$5,458
After Aid
Median Earnings
$41,900
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$5,458
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$41,900
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate31.5%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients67.4%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time48.2%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS58.3%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
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
+$420k
+$31k
-$65k
Median Cost$5k/yr
+$410k
+$21k
-$75k
Full Cost$11k/yr
+$399k
+$10k
-$86k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
Never
-∞
Median Cost$5k/yr
Never
-746%
Full Cost$11k/yr
Never
-407%
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-613%
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-156%
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
Certificates
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CertCIP: 5139
Median Debt
$5,500
Earnings (2yr)
$44,091
Lifetime Value Added
+$43k
Associate's Degrees
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$11,125
Earnings (5yr)
$71,417
Lifetime Value Added
+$226k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$33,233
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
$8,000
Earnings (5yr)
$40,587
Lifetime Value Added
-$64k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$9,000
Earnings (5yr)
$33,862
Lifetime Value Added
-$131k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$76,881
Lifetime Value Added
+$274k
Social Work
AssocCIP: 4407
Median Debt
$10,250
Earnings (5yr)
$40,062
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
AssocCIP: 1312
Median Debt
$7,000
Earnings (5yr)
$28,407
Lifetime Value Added
-$186k
Bachelor's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
BachCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,419
Lifetime Value Added
-$31k
Biology, General
BachCIP: 2601
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$56,349
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
BachCIP: 5202
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$43,903
Lifetime Value Added
-$109k
Communication and Media Studies
BachCIP: 0901
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$137k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
BachCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,130
Lifetime Value Added
-$99k
Engineering Physics
BachCIP: 1412
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$86,543
Lifetime Value Added
+$223k
English Language and Literature, General
BachCIP: 2301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$41,565
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Health and Physical Education/Fitness
BachCIP: 3105
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$48,859
Lifetime Value Added
-$68k
History
BachCIP: 5401
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,089
Lifetime Value Added
-$33k
Information Science/Studies
BachCIP: 1104
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$29,685
Lifetime Value Added
-$215k
Mathematics
BachCIP: 2701
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$43,798
Lifetime Value Added
-$88k
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
BachCIP: 3099
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$51,596
Lifetime Value Added
-$46k
Music
BachCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$48,432
Lifetime Value Added
-$47k
Psychology, General
BachCIP: 4201
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$45,244
Lifetime Value Added
-$98k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
BachCIP: 5138
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$81,333
Lifetime Value Added
+$222k
Sociology
BachCIP: 4511
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$38,394
Lifetime Value Added
-$156k
Master's Degrees
Curriculum and Instruction
MastCIP: 1303
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$66,476
Lifetime Value Added
+$141k
Educational/Instructional Media Design
MastCIP: 1305
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$72,566
Lifetime Value Added
+$194k
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
MastCIP: 1311
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,810
Lifetime Value Added
+$152k
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.