10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$197,790at year 10Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
Texas Southern University
⌖ Houston, TX · 23 reportable field-and-credential outcomes
MODELED SCENARIO · Negative payoff
−$197,790 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.
50.7 yrsModeled economic break-even
−80%Modeled 10-year ROI
$49,857Observed 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
$16,590Average net price / year
$27,052Cost of attendance
$49,857Median earnings · year 5 after completion
22.2%Completion rate
96.9%Admission rate
6,844Student 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
$35,355Year 1
$55,112Year 4
$49,857Year 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.
1Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration · First Professional Degree$141,0002Business Administration, Management and Operations · Master's Degree$76,9813Civil Engineering · Bachelor's Degree$71,5954Finance and Financial Management Services · Bachelor's Degree$70,2015Public Administration · Master's Degree$64,6626Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other · Bachelor's Degree$62,7287Communication and Media Studies · Master's Degree$62,1478Accounting and Related Services · Bachelor's Degree$59,386Observed 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.
Pasadena, TX
San Jacinto Community College
- Annual net price
- $12,143
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $50,896
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -74%
Sam Houston State University
- Annual net price
- $16,404
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $55,590
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -57%
Stephen F Austin State University
- Annual net price
- $14,260
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $53,535
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -64%
Navarro College
- Annual net price
- $14,820
- Observed earnings · year 5
- $45,603
- Modeled 10-year ROI
- -97%
Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes
| Federal field | Credential | Earnings, year 4 | Federal debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration | First Professional Degree | $141,000 | Not available |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Master's Degree | $76,981 | Not available |
| Civil Engineering | Bachelor's Degree | $71,595 | Not available |
| Finance and Financial Management Services | Bachelor's Degree | $70,201 | $32,987 |
| Public Administration | Master's Degree | $64,662 | Not available |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Bachelor's Degree | $62,728 | $37,125 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Master's Degree | $62,147 | Not available |
| Accounting and Related Services | Bachelor's Degree | $59,386 | $31,000 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Bachelor's Degree | $56,482 | $30,000 |
| Biology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $55,321 | $34,302 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | Bachelor's Degree | $53,203 | $36,720 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication | Bachelor's Degree | $51,195 | $34,750 |
| Social Work | Bachelor's Degree | $49,871 | $38,162 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Bachelor's Degree | $48,426 | $32,750 |
| Psychology, General | Bachelor's Degree | $47,185 | $39,265 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Bachelor's Degree | $45,961 | $36,250 |
| Journalism | Bachelor's Degree | $45,152 | $34,750 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Bachelor's Degree | $44,953 | $48,500 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | $44,612 | $29,625 |
| Marketing | Bachelor's Degree | $41,768 | $32,500 |
| Communication and Media Studies | Bachelor's Degree | $40,687 | $38,783 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $35,472 |
| Political Science and Government | Bachelor's Degree | Not available | $33,000 |
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.