Top-Rated Colleges (DR Rating) in Texas
Colleges with the highest DegreeReturn Rating — our transparent 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate.
Showing Texas
Clear state| # | College | Type | 5-yr earnings | Net price | Median debt | 10-yr ROI | DR Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice University Houston, TX | Private | $87,237 | $13,370 | $11,000 | +635% | Strong return | |
| 2 | Brazosport College Lake Jackson, TX | Public | $77,665 | $4,732 | $5,641 | +1,457% | Strong return | |
| 3 | College of the Mainland Texas City, TX | Public | $86,657 | $1,342 | $5,960 | +5,425% | Strong return | |
| 4 | Trinity University San Antonio, TX | Private | $90,592 | $23,464 | $22,954 | +346% | Strong return | |
| 5 | Lee College Baytown, TX | Public | $74,264 | $6,879 | $7,500 | +1,675% | Strong return | |
| 6 | Alvin Community College Alvin, TX | Public | $103,240 | $8,525 | $4,519 | +1,529% | Strong return | |
| 7 | University of St Thomas Houston, TX | Private | $86,639 | $19,359 | $19,928 | +392% | Strong return | |
| 8 | Texas A&M University-College Station College Station, TX | Public | $79,331 | $21,315 | $17,804 | +274% | Strong return | |
| 9 | Central Texas College Killeen, TX | Public | $65,469 | $10,265 | $6,750 | +790% | Strong return | |
| 10 | Wharton County Junior College Wharton, TX | Public | $61,138 | $4,666 | $7,703 | +1,229% | Strong return | |
| 11 | Victoria College Victoria, TX | Public | $62,071 | $3,043 | $10,500 | +1,622% | Strong return | |
| 12 | The University of Texas at Austin Austin, TX | Public | $73,674 | $19,857 | $20,500 | +230% | Strong return | |
| 13 | Southwestern Adventist University Keene, TX | Private | $89,478 | $22,778 | $26,998 | +341% | Strong return | |
| 14 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX | Public | $59,947 | $4,831 | $12,950 | +522% | Strong return | |
| 15 | University of Houston Houston, TX | Public | $67,721 | $14,276 | $18,194 | +257% | Strong return | |
| 16 | Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX | Public | $54,588 | $1,655 | $10,959 | +1,213% | Strong return | |
| 17 | Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont, TX | Public | $64,670 | $13,866 | $13,076 | +505% | Strong return | |
| 18 | The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX | Public | $68,004 | $13,951 | $17,527 | +270% | Strong return | |
| 19 | Panola College Carthage, TX | Public | $50,760 | $5,216 | $10,500 | +304% | Strong return | |
| 20 | North Central Texas College Gainesville, TX | Public | $53,689 | $6,587 | $11,250 | +403% | Strong return | |
| 21 | The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, TX | Public | $70,530 | $18,267 | $18,000 | +221% | Strong return | |
| 22 | Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX | Public | $51,628 | $4,337 | $9,104 | +453% | Strong return | |
| 23 | Amarillo College Amarillo, TX | Public | $51,430 | $4,600 | $15,000 | +338% | Strong return | |
| 24 | Galveston College Galveston, TX | Public | $64,574 | $8,412 | $10,311 | +423% | Strong return | |
| 25 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX | Public | $53,504 | $1,300 | $17,750 | +629% | Strong return | |
| 26 | Kilgore College Kilgore, TX | Public | $51,943 | $5,364 | $14,967 | +329% | Strong return | |
| 27 | Grayson College Denison, TX | Public | $55,967 | $5,880 | $12,250 | +292% | Strong return | |
| 28 | Weatherford College Weatherford, TX | Public | $62,100 | $9,967 | $9,948 | +293% | Strong return | |
| 29 | Odessa College Odessa, TX | Public | $55,372 | $6,368 | $7,750 | +267% | Strong return | |
| 30 | Lamar University Beaumont, TX | Public | $61,635 | $9,366 | $21,250 | +268% | Strong return | |
| 31 | Texas A&M University-Victoria Victoria, TX | Public | $63,699 | $8,109 | $18,973 | +375% | Strong return | |
| 32 | Chamberlain University-Texas Houston, TX | For-profit | $92,768 | $32,209 | $20,919 | +250% | Strong return | |
| 33 | University of Dallas Irving, TX | Private | $73,881 | $22,610 | $23,117 | +192% | Strong return | |
| 34 | Ranger College Ranger, TX | Public | $49,953 | $6,182 | $9,500 | +213% | Strong return | |
| 35 | Austin Community College District Austin, TX | Public | $55,130 | $6,390 | $10,499 | +245% | Strong return | |
| 36 | Texarkana College Texarkana, TX | Public | $51,490 | $8,812 | $10,500 | +203% | Strong return | |
| 37 | Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX | Public | $51,302 | $3,637 | $15,000 | +215% | Strong return | |
| 38 | University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX | Public | $61,184 | $10,542 | $18,750 | +230% | Strong return | |
| 39 | Southwestern University Georgetown, TX | Private | $80,885 | $29,224 | $25,000 | +185% | Strong return | |
| 40 | Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio San Antonio, TX | For-profit | $78,480 | $29,104 | $24,166 | +167% | Strong return | |
| 41 | Galen Health Institutes-Dallas Richardson, TX | For-profit | $83,791 | $30,998 | $24,166 | +192% | Strong return | |
| 42 | Dallas College Dallas, TX | Public | $50,170 | $3,214 | $9,500 | +217% | Strong return | |
| 43 | The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX | Public | $60,048 | $10,836 | $20,500 | +196% | Strong return | |
| 44 | The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX | Public | $57,958 | $9,403 | $18,000 | +193% | Strong return | |
| 45 | Collin County Community College District McKinney, TX | Public | $57,152 | $8,969 | $7,500 | +215% | Strong return | |
| 46 | University of Houston-Clear Lake Houston, TX | Public | $63,490 | $15,563 | $17,831 | +169% | Strong return | |
| 47 | Angelina College Lufkin, TX | Public | $49,295 | $7,773 | — | +176% | Strong return | |
| 48 | Galen Health Institutes-Houston Houston, TX | For-profit | $78,480 | $30,222 | $24,166 | +158% | Strong return | |
| 49 | Galen Health Institutes-Austin Campus Round Rock, TX | For-profit | $78,480 | $30,187 | $24,166 | +158% | Strong return | |
| 50 | Midland College Midland, TX | Public | $51,241 | $4,512 | $10,670 | +185% | Strong return | |
| 51 | Southern Methodist University Dallas, TX | Private | $82,450 | $40,892 | $19,500 | +119% | Strong return | |
| 52 | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | Public | $64,803 | $19,070 | $21,500 | +135% | Strong return | |
| 53 | The University of Texas at Tyler Tyler, TX | Public | $58,601 | $13,323 | $17,137 | +128% | Strong return | |
| 54 | LeTourneau University Longview, TX | Private | $73,524 | $28,185 | $26,000 | +133% | Strong return | |
| 55 | Temple College Temple, TX | Public | $50,659 | $10,682 | $12,813 | +117% | Strong return | |
| 56 | East Texas A&M University Commerce, TX | Public | $57,491 | $11,841 | $20,500 | +128% | Strong return | |
| 57 | Prairie View A & M University Prairie View, TX | Public | $60,163 | $13,570 | $27,000 | +137% | Strong return | |
| 58 | Texas Woman's University Denton, TX | Public | $56,708 | $11,963 | $19,218 | +113% | Strong return | |
| 59 | Frank Phillips College Borger, TX | Public | $48,702 | $7,953 | $9,500 | +91% | Strong return | |
| 60 | University of North Texas Denton, TX | Public | $58,753 | $15,649 | $19,250 | +98% | Strong return | |
| 61 | Concordia University Texas Austin, TX | Private | $66,485 | $23,131 | $21,852 | +114% | Strong return | |
| 62 | University of North Texas at Dallas Dallas, TX | Public | $51,619 | $6,420 | $18,606 | +104% | Strong return | |
| 63 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville Kingsville, TX | Public | $57,239 | $12,090 | $22,934 | +116% | Strong return | |
| 64 | The University of Texas Permian Basin Odessa, TX | Public | $56,760 | $12,723 | $17,750 | +105% | Strong return | |
| 65 | Texas Christian University Fort Worth, TX | Private | $69,512 | $36,660 | $21,500 | +59% | Break-even | |
| 66 | Texas State University San Marcos, TX | Public | $58,224 | $16,805 | $21,000 | +77% | Strong return | |
| 67 | Houston Christian University Houston, TX | Private | $61,591 | $20,629 | $22,642 | +83% | Strong return | |
| 68 | Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX | Public | $56,612 | $16,404 | $21,983 | +58% | Break-even | |
| 69 | Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. Houston, TX | For-profit | $53,251 | $23,096 | $14,267 | +61% | Break-even | |
| 70 | Hallmark University San Antonio, TX | Private | $53,390 | $12,513 | $25,438 | +41% | Break-even | |
| 71 | Our Lady of the Lake University San Antonio, TX | Private | $56,243 | $16,442 | $24,999 | +50% | Break-even | |
| 72 | McLennan Community College Waco, TX | Public | $45,561 | $5,051 | $10,500 | -60% | Poor return | |
| 73 | Stephen F Austin State University Nacogdoches, TX | Public | $53,729 | $14,260 | $23,409 | +33% | Break-even | |
| 74 | Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur, TX | Public | $44,726 | $2,846 | $13,250 | -126% | Poor return | |
| 75 | Vernon College Vernon, TX | Public | $46,687 | $6,404 | $11,000 | +0% | Break-even | |
| 76 | Universal Technical Institute-West Texas Austin, TX | For-profit | $53,251 | $26,117 | $14,267 | +44% | Break-even | |
| 77 | Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth Irving, TX | For-profit | $53,251 | $26,265 | $14,267 | +43% | Break-even | |
| 78 | Saint Edward's University Austin, TX | Private | $59,217 | $25,578 | $24,803 | +28% | Break-even | |
| 79 | St Philip's College San Antonio, TX | Public | $47,467 | $4,273 | $9,500 | +20% | Break-even | |
| 80 | Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX | Public | $40,062 | $3,085 | $9,000 | -623% | Poor return | |
| 81 | South Plains College Levelland, TX | Public | $43,542 | $6,791 | $10,500 | -184% | Poor return | |
| 82 | Hill College Hillsboro, TX | Public | $43,210 | $7,577 | $10,000 | -195% | Poor return | |
| 83 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, TX | Public | $54,563 | $15,225 | $23,000 | +38% | Break-even | |
| 84 | Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant, TX | Public | $43,498 | $6,706 | $10,946 | -186% | Poor return | |
| 85 | Howard College Big Spring, TX | Public | $41,694 | $6,147 | $9,500 | -310% | Poor return | |
| 86 | Midwestern State University Wichita Falls, TX | Public | $51,776 | $11,656 | $21,030 | +25% | Break-even | |
| 87 | St. Mary's University San Antonio, TX | Private | $56,554 | $21,145 | $25,563 | +23% | Break-even | |
| 88 | Paris Junior College Paris, TX | Public | $39,635 | $7,690 | $5,342 | -410% | Poor return | |
| 89 | El Paso Community College El Paso, TX | Public | $37,925 | $3,206 | $6,566 | -904% | Poor return | |
| 90 | Clarendon College Clarendon, TX | Public | $42,230 | $8,390 | $11,000 | -233% | Poor return | |
| 91 | Blinn College District Brenham, TX | Public | $46,168 | $10,844 | $11,500 | -55% | Poor return | |
| 92 | West Coast University-Texas Richardson, TX | For-profit | $80,787 | $53,020 | $32,946 | +60% | Break-even | |
| 93 | Southwest Texas College Uvalde, TX | Public | $40,290 | $7,372 | $6,200 | -377% | Poor return | |
| 94 | Abilene Christian University Abilene, TX | Private | $59,402 | $26,182 | $24,250 | +27% | Break-even | |
| 95 | McMurry University Abilene, TX | Private | $56,944 | $19,581 | $27,000 | +36% | Break-even | |
| 96 | Navarro College Corsicana, TX | Public | $53,393 | $14,820 | $11,000 | +33% | Break-even | |
| 97 | Angelo State University San Angelo, TX | Public | $53,158 | $15,091 | $20,000 | +21% | Break-even | |
| 98 | Texas State Technical College Waco, TX | Public | $43,861 | $13,508 | $9,500 | -137% | Poor return | |
| 99 | University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, TX | Private | $57,483 | $22,775 | $27,000 | +24% | Break-even | |
| 100 | Baylor University Waco, TX | Private | $62,970 | $41,104 | $23,000 | +4% | Break-even |
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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