College ROI in Texas

See the strongest eligible ROI and value signals, then browse every covered college located in the state.

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80Colleges with a publishable ROI scenario

$56,964Median observed year-5 earnings

$19,359Median annual net price

−54%Median modeled 10-year ROI

STATE PRICE CONTEXT · 2024

Texas's everyday prices are 2.9% below the U.S. average

This statewide BEA benchmark helps put college budgets in context. It is not tuition, a campus-specific cost estimate or an input to our ROI rankings.

Overall prices: 97.1
Housing: 96.5
Utilities: 87.5

TOP 10 · ECONOMIC ROI

Best estimated 10-year return

80 colleges meet the consistent ROI screen.

1Chamberlain University-TexasHouston · Private for-profit+63%2West Coast University-TexasRichardson · Private for-profit+62%3Rice UniversityHouston · Private nonprofit+58%4Southern Methodist UniversityDallas · Private nonprofit+20%5The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington · Public+20%6The University of Texas at AustinAustin · Public+15%7Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station · Public+4%8The University of Texas at DallasRichardson · Public+3%9Trinity UniversitySan Antonio · Private nonprofit−3%10Galen College of Nursing-San AntonioSan Antonio · Private for-profit−10%

TOP 10 · VALUE

Most earnings per price dollar

Observed five-year earnings divided by annual average net price.

1Texas A&M University-Central TexasKilleen · Public42.9×2South Texas CollegeMcAllen · Public22.1×3Texas A&M International UniversityLaredo · Public14.1×4The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg · Public11.0×5University of North Texas at DallasDallas · Public8.8×6Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria · Public7.4×7Lamar UniversityBeaumont · Public6.3×8Rice UniversityHouston · Private nonprofit6.1×9The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso · Public6.1×10Wiley UniversityMarshall · Private nonprofit5.8×

LOW DEBT · SOLID COMPLETION

Where completer borrowers leave with less federal debt

Limited to currently operating colleges with at least 500 students and a completion rate at or above the Texas median among debt-reporting colleges.

1Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson · Public$5,641median federal debt56%college completion 2Lee CollegeBaytown · Public$7,500median federal debt53%college completion 3Western Texas CollegeSnyder · Public$7,515median federal debt53%college completion 4Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-Ft WorthFort Worth · Private for-profit$7,917median federal debt82%college completion 5Ogle School Hair Skin Nails-StaffordStafford · Private for-profit$7,917median federal debt81%college completion 6Arlington Career InstituteArlington · Private for-profit$8,347median federal debt72%college completion 7Southern Careers Institute-AustinAustin · Private for-profit$8,708median federal debt53%college completion 8Southern Careers Institute-BrownsvilleBrownsville · Private for-profit$8,708median federal debt68%college completion 9Southern Careers Institute-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi · Private for-profit$8,708median federal debt64%college completion 10Southern Careers Institute-HarlingenHarlingen · Private for-profit$8,708median federal debt60%college completion

Debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded. This view does not rank ROI or guarantee affordability.

ALL COLLEGES IN TX

Browse the full Texas directory

411 matching colleges · page 5 of 17

CollegeEarningsNet priceFederal debt10-year ROI

Parker UniversityDallas · Private nonprofit$49,538$29,135$12,288−85%Vernon CollegeVernon · Public$48,014$6,404$11,000−85%Houston City CollegeHouston · Public$47,815$5,737$13,921−86%McLennan Community CollegeWaco · Public$47,643$5,051$10,500−87%Blinn College DistrictBrenham · Public$47,870$10,844$11,500−87%Arlington Baptist UniversityArlington · Private nonprofit$48,562$24,906$27,000−87%Lamar State College-OrangeOrange · Public$47,340$1,655$10,959−87%Lincoln College of Technology-Grand PrairieGrand Prairie · Private for-profit$48,821$33,250$11,730−88%San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio · Public$47,334$4,585$10,500−88%St Philip's CollegeSan Antonio · Public$47,227$4,273$9,500−89%Paul Quinn CollegeDallas · Private nonprofit$47,551$12,709$23,373−89%Frank Phillips CollegeBorger · Public$47,186$7,953$9,500−90%Kilgore CollegeKilgore · Public$47,073$5,364$14,967−90%Dallas Institute of Funeral ServiceDallas · Private nonprofit$47,525$22,825$12,820−91%American InterContinental University-HoustonHouston · Private for-profit$47,187$20,249$31,000−92%Texas State Technical CollegeWaco · Public$46,908$13,508$9,500−92%Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi · Public$46,476$3,399$5,500−92%School of Automotive Machinists & TechnologyHouston · Private for-profit$47,174$28,242$9,500−93%Howard Payne UniversityBrownwood · Private nonprofit$46,238$23,627$26,793−95%Odessa CollegeOdessa · Public$45,849$6,368$7,750−96%Ocean CorporationHouston · Private for-profit$46,253$32,280$9,500−96%Tyler Junior CollegeTyler · Public$45,715$10,206$11,995−97%Navarro CollegeCorsicana · Public$45,603$14,820$11,000−97%Commonwealth Institute of Funeral ServiceHouston · Private nonprofit$45,671$44,047$9,500−98%Angelina CollegeLufkin · Public$45,311$7,773Not available−99%

The directory includes every College Scorecard institution assigned to Texas, including online-only colleges at their federal administrative location and historical records marked as not currently operating. Online-only colleges are labeled and excluded from state top-10 lists because their students are not confined to that state. “Not available” means a required federal value was missing or suppressed. Top-10 ROI eligibility requires current operating status, a reported bachelor’s-level program, at least 500 students, observed earnings and average net price of at least $1,000.