After Texas Southmost College: graduation, pay and debt
Brownsville, Texas · Public · 8,193 undergrads
The typical student earns $41,900 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $9,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$41.9k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
$9,000
median federal debt at graduation.
41%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished a two-year program within three yearsCollege Scorecard
30%
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
35%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
19%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
349
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard
1.3%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$33,992
Median pay 8 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$37,377
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$41,900
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard
49%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard
$9,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard
$6,125
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$6,674
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard
$5,500
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
41%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
43%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard
51%
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers