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Highest earning accounting and related services programs in Texas
Texas accounting and related services programs, ranked by median earnings one year after completion, from the College Scorecard field-of-study file (September 18, 2026). Only programs with at least 30 counted graduates in the earnings sample are shown, and at least 5 programs must qualify for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 1 year after | Graduates counted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baylor University | Waco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,187 | 127 |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | $68,082 | 85 |
| 3 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $67,186 | 256 |
| 4 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $63,059 | 222 |
| 5 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | $61,509 | 179 |
| 6 | Abilene Christian University | Abilene | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $60,619 | 35 |
| 7 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | Public, 4-year | $56,684 | 180 |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public, 4-year | $54,661 | 144 |
| 9 | DeVry University | Irving | For-profit, 4-year | $54,264 | 46 |
| 10 | University of Houston-Downtown | Houston | Public, 4-year | $54,128 | 290 |
| 11 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $52,772 | 91 |
| 12 | Texas State University | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | $52,610 | 104 |
| 13 | Strayer University-Texas | Farmers Branch | For-profit, 4-year | $52,373 | 223 |
| 14 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $52,176 | 212 |
| 15 | University of Phoenix-Texas | Dallas | For-profit, 4-year | $51,405 | 743 |
| 16 | Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | Public, 4-year | $49,406 | 106 |
| 17 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | Houston | Public, 4-year | $49,029 | 103 |
| 18 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $48,942 | 175 |
| 19 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Public, 4-year | $48,530 | 71 |
| 20 | American InterContinental University | Houston | For-profit, 4-year | $46,628 | 65 |
| 21 | University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria | Public, 4-year | $46,370 | 39 |
| 22 | West Texas A & M University | Canyon | Public, 4-year | $46,034 | 35 |
| 23 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $45,440 | 85 |
| 24 | Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | Public, 4-year | $45,355 | 32 |
| 25 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $45,079 | 33 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard.
How to read this. A smaller program can show a high or low figure from just a few graduates, and this earnings figure only ever covers students who received federal aid, so it does not describe every graduate.
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