Brownsville, TX
The University of Texas at Brownsville
https://WWW.UTB.EDURepayment outcome
60.6%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$17,500–$45,200
middle 50% · median $29,400
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$7,793
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$10,425
Sticker price
before any aid
$13,651
Default rate
14.4%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Education$55,512
- Visual & Performing Arts$48,432
- Engineering$45,529
- Math & Statistics$43,798
- Health Professions$42,185
- Interdisciplinary$41,894
- English & Literature$41,565
- History$39,741
- Communication and Media Studies.$38,289
- Social Sciences$32,569
- Parks & Fitness$31,495
- Psychology$31,495
- Biology$30,409
- Public Admin$29,685
- Business$24,635
- Computer Science$24,421
- Criminal Justice$23,113
- Liberal Arts$21,508
Academics
Acceptance
66.9%
Avg SAT
1,046.5
Enrollment
10,379
What students study
23 fields offered
Health Professions
17% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Liberal Arts12.0%
- 03Business11.3%
- 04Interdisciplinary10.2%
- 05Criminal Justice5.3%
- 06Psychology4.7%
- 07Public Admin4.2%
- 08Biology4.0%
- 09Computer Science3.5%
- 10Mechanic Tech3.2%
- 11Education3.0%
- 12Parks & Fitness2.6%
- 13Foreign Languages2.1%
- 14Visual & Performing Arts2.1%
- 15Social Sciences2.1%
- 16English & Literature1.9%
- 17Legal Studies1.6%
- 18Engineering Tech1.5%
- 19Family Sciences1.3%
- 20History1.2%
- 21Communications1.1%
- 22Construction1.1%
- 23Math & Statistics1.0%