Texas Southmost College

Brownsville, Texas · Public

Of 10 assessed programs, 8 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 2 fall short. Another 26 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$1,696
$30k to $48k	$3,295
$48k to $75k	$6,051
$75k to $110k	$10,002
$110k and up	$10,999
All families (average)	$3,085

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

10 of 36 programs could be assessed 28% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$39,191	+$4,382	clears the bar	$9,000	2.1 yrs	589
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$41,284	+$6,475	clears the bar	$8,000	1.2 yrs	142
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$27,445	-$7,364	falls short	$7,000	insufficient data	85
Business	Associate's Degree	$41,614	+$6,805	clears the bar	$10,179	1.5 yrs	59
Social Work	Associate's Degree	$44,990	+$10,181	clears the bar	$10,250	1.0 yrs	55
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$52,832	+$18,023	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$66,687	+$31,878	clears the bar	$11,125	0.3 yrs	27
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$64,787	+$29,978	clears the bar	$5,500	0.2 yrs	17
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,743	+$2,934	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$26,009	-$8,800	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Nursing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Natural Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Architecture	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.