Blinn College District
Brenham, Texas
A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.
Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.
On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.
The numbers behind the verdict
Lifetime ROI: the long view
Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.
Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.
Equity & access
Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.
23% gap between the two groups
32% gap between the two groups
20% gap between the two groups
Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.
Net price by family income
What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.
| Family income | Average net price / yr |
|---|---|
| Family income $0–$30k | $10,883 |
| $30k–$48k | $7,857 |
| $48k–$75k | — |
| $75k–$110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
How Blinn College District compares
This college against the Texas and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.
Graduate earnings over time
Median earnings of Blinn College District students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.
Best-paying majors at Blinn College District
Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.
| Major | Credential | Earnings (5 yr) | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Certificate | $84,115 | $16,875 | +2,202% | Strong return |
| Mathematics | Certificate | $63,849 | — | +1,638% | Strong return |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | $63,466 | — | +1,603% | Strong return |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | $51,082 | $13,242 | +288% | Strong return |
| Business/Commerce, General | Certificate | $48,089 | $12,000 | +103% | Strong return |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness | Certificate | $46,466 | — | +35% | Break-even |
| Biology, General | Certificate | $46,168 | — | +8% | Break-even |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Certificate | $44,392 | $14,240 | -138% | Poor return |
| Legal Support Services | Certificate | $44,568 | — | -140% | Poor return |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Certificate | $40,653 | $11,000 | -393% | Poor return |
| Agriculture, General | Certificate | $36,648 | — | -870% | Poor return |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | $33,935 | — | -1,120% | Poor return |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | $33,419 | — | -1,168% | Poor return |
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ROI at Blinn College District
Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.
Admissions & profile
Location
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.
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