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title: Texas Southern University — cost, debt & earnings (College Scorecard)
location: Houston, TX
control: Public
source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard (2026-06-10 release)
sourceUrl: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/
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# Texas Southern University

Houston, TX · Public · Bachelor-granting

> Federal College Scorecard institution **medians** — not a prediction of any one student's outcome, and not a figure for any single program. Earnings/debt cover federally-aided students.

## The bottom line

| Figure | Value | Status |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Typical earnings, 10 yrs after entry | $38,924 | recorded |
| Earnings range (25th–75th pct) | $18,610 – $59,970 | recorded |
| Typical federal debt | $16,250 | recorded |
| Debt of students who withdrew | $12,000 | recorded |
| Completion rate | 22% | recorded |
| Average annual net cost | $27,052 | recorded |
| % earning above a $28k HS-grad wage | 57% | recorded |
| Debt ÷ a year's earnings | 0.42× | derived |
| Earnings premium vs $28k HS benchmark | $10,924 | derived |

**22% of students finish** — the loans are owed whether or not you graduate, so read every figure below next to this number.

Typical **federal** loan debt is $16,250 (≈ 42% of a year's typical earnings here). Note: this counts federal loans only — not private loans, Parent PLUS, or family savings — so true borrowing is usually higher; and because dropouts borrow less, low-completion schools can show a deceptively low debt figure.

## Earnings by major (the number that decides "worth it")

> **Different measure — read on its own terms.** These are median earnings **1 year after completing the program** (early career, graduates only) — NOT the 10-years-after-entry school-wide figure above. Do not compare a program figure to the school figure; compare majors to each other. The Dept. of Education omits programs with too few graduates.

By program, early-career pay ranges from $21,887 to $102,705 across 29 program(s).

| Major | Credential | Pay (1 yr out) | Median debt |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration. | First Professional Degree | $102,705 | $74,412 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Master's Degree | $53,126 | $55,500 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | Bachelor's Degree | $50,406 | $29,480 |
| Civil Engineering. | Bachelor's Degree | $49,225 | not reported |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Master's Degree | $46,424 | not reported |
| Management Information Systems and Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $46,378 | not reported |
| Public Administration. | Master's Degree | $45,725 | $52,147 |
| Law. | First Professional Degree | $44,897 | not reported |
| Music. | Bachelor's Degree | $44,510 | not reported |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $42,210 | not reported |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | Bachelor's Degree | $40,471 | not reported |
| Marketing. | Bachelor's Degree | $38,243 | $28,750 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,451 | $24,693 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | Bachelor's Degree | $35,003 | $28,000 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $33,311 | not reported |
| Social Work. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,420 | $29,500 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $32,043 | $26,751 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | Bachelor's Degree | $31,341 | $31,152 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | Bachelor's Degree | $30,743 | $31,000 |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Master's Degree | $30,143 | $50,573 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,743 | $31,085 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,713 | $24,500 |
| Biology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $29,030 | $27,875 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $28,119 | $29,000 |
| Journalism. | Bachelor's Degree | $27,375 | $31,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | Bachelor's Degree | $26,104 | $29,738 |
| Psychology, General. | Bachelor's Degree | $25,022 | $34,000 |
| Chemistry. | Bachelor's Degree | $23,161 | not reported |
| Communication and Media Studies. | Bachelor's Degree | $21,887 | $29,000 |

## What this is — and is NOT

Institution-wide medians from the U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard. **Not** a prediction of what you would earn or owe, **not** a figure for any single program (a CS and a fine-arts graduate of the same school diverge enormously), **not** proof the school caused the outcome (selection, not causation), and **not** a "best college" ranking. Explore Texas Southern University by field of study at the official Scorecard: https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/school/?229063

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