10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$131,100at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
⌖ Kingsville, TX · 37 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$131,100 over 10 years
Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.
At these assumptions, the estimated earnings premium does not recover the modeled economic investment within ten years.
23.5 yrsModeled economic break-even
−57%Modeled 10-year ROI
$54,726Observed earnings · year 5
ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK
Estimated payoff over ten years.
The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.
FEDERAL COST DATA
Four ways to read college price.
Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.
Cost, completion and earnings context
$12,090Average net price / year
$24,060Cost of attendance
$54,726Median earnings · year 5 after completion
41.9%Completion rate
90.9%Admission rate
4,748Student size
NATIONAL CONTEXT
How this college compares
Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.
EARNINGS PATH
Reported earnings over time
$40,866Year 1
$56,982Year 4
$54,726Year 5
Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.
The college average is not the whole story.
Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.
1Chemical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$97,8112Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$94,8103Mechanical Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$88,8304Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$86,4355Educational Administration and Supervision · Doctoral Degree$86,0326Petroleum Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$77,4697Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$75,0338Communication Disorders Sciences and Services · Master's Degree$71,811Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding
Comparable colleges in TX
Currently operating public institutions with the closest combination of annual net price and observed year-5 earnings. Similarity is descriptive—not a quality ranking.
Commerce, TX
East Texas A&M University
- Annual net price
- $11,841
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,998
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
Weatherford College
- Annual net price
- $9,967
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,981
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -59%
Angelo State University
- Annual net price
- $15,091
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $54,594
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -60%
The University of Texas Permian Basin
- Annual net price
- $12,723
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $57,411
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -46%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $97,811 | $23,500 |
| Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $94,810 | $27,702 |
| Mechanical Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $88,830 | $21,678 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $86,435 | Not available |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Doctoral Degree | $86,032 | Not available |
| Petroleum Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $77,469 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $75,033 | $24,625 |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Master's Degree | $71,811 | Not available |
| Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $71,207 | $23,347 |
| Architectural Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $70,912 | $24,743 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $64,558 | $27,000 |
| Educational Administration and Supervision | Master's Degree | $60,767 | Not available |
| Plant Sciences | Master's Degree | $59,219 | Not available |
| Agriculture, General | Master's Degree | $58,474 | Not available |
| Agriculture, General | Bachelor's Degree | $58,245 | $22,875 |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $57,677 | $22,250 |
| Music | Bachelor's Degree | $57,117 | $31,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $56,170 | $27,957 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $55,231 | $19,581 |
| Student Counseling and Personnel Services | Master's Degree | $53,685 | Not available |
| Communication Disorders Sciences and Services | Bachelor's Degree | $53,019 | $24,118 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $52,629 | $29,250 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $49,907 | $22,906 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods | Master's Degree | $48,954 | Not available |
| Plant Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $47,878 | $21,000 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $45,199 | $31,971 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $45,020 | $25,800 |
| Social Work | Master's Degree | $44,786 | Not available |
| Animal Sciences | Bachelor's Degree | $44,214 | $25,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $42,405 | $25,281 |
| Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services | Bachelor's Degree | $41,679 | $22,947 |
| Criminology | Bachelor's Degree | $40,965 | $25,750 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | Bachelor's Degree | $40,816 | Not available |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $37,038 | $20,519 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $26,500 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $27,268 |
| Sociology | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $39,238 |
Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.