Program Payoff

Texas Southmost College

Brownsville, Texas. 36 certificate and associate programs, public. 36 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Texas.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $66,036 (50) $95,970
Registered Nurses
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate $5,500 $44,091 (12) $37,500
Nursing Assistants
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree $11,125 $42,185 (51) $78,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Social Work Associate's degree $10,250 $29,685 (16) $55,680
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree $24,421 (11) $132,150
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree $8,000 $23,113 (14) $35,980
Security Guards
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $9,000 $21,508 (16) $64,110
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Business/Commerce, General Associate's degree $10,179 not published $103,230
General and Operations Managers
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Associate's degree $7,000 not published $62,760
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $48,910
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $48,910
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $78,630
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Architecture Associate's degree not published $171,370
Architectural and Engineering Managers
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Undergraduate certificate not published $46,670
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection Associate's degree not published $46,670
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $40,420
Customer Service Representatives
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $108,150
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $132,150
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $35,980
Security Guards
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $63,320
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $63,320
Architectural and Civil Drafters
Fine and Studio Arts Associate's degree not published $63,590
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $64,940
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Health and Medical Administrative Services Associate's degree not published $64,940
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $57,760
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree not published $57,760
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $61,930
Industrial Machinery Mechanics
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $33,860
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Associate's degree not published $33,860
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
Legal Support Services Undergraduate certificate not published $62,310
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Legal Support Services Associate's degree not published $62,310
Paralegals and Legal Assistants
Marketing Associate's degree not published $136,020
Sales Managers
Natural Sciences Associate's degree not published $129,960
Natural Sciences Managers
Psychology, General Associate's degree not published $134,390
Managers, All Other
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $76,760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $76,760
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.