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Southern Careers Institute-Austin vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

Austin, TX · Lowell, MA · largest Scorecard gap: loan repayment rate (completers)

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Pair TX:MA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-FOCUS

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × MA
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-FOCUS Largest gap · Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: net price ranged $14,071–$20,079 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +13.9% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Southern Careers Institute-Austin: average net price fell -13.6% from $27,157 (2013) to $23,458 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • Southern Careers Institute-Austin: enrollment grew +241.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +91 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • University of Massachusetts-Lowell: enrollment ranged 11,632–13,601 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Southern Careers Institute-Austin vs University of Massachusetts-Lowell

  1. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (75.3% vs 22.4% at Southern Careers Institute-Austin)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Southern Careers Institute-Austin leads on median debt at graduation ($8,708 vs $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($61,467 vs $24,849 at Southern Careers Institute-Austin)

Southern Careers Institute-Austin profile · University of Massachusetts-Lowell profile · Compare other colleges

Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) and other Scorecard questions

On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Southern Careers Institute-Austin and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 75.3% versus 22.4% at Southern Careers Institute-Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Southern Careers Institute-Austin and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
Southern Careers Institute-Austin leads on median debt at graduation at $8,708 versus $23,704 at University of Massachusetts-Lowell. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Southern Careers Institute-Austin and University of Massachusetts-Lowell?▼
University of Massachusetts-Lowell leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $61,467 versus $24,849 at Southern Careers Institute-Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); loan repayment rate (completers) focus for this pair · 2025