Federal data
Highest earning associate's criminal justice programs in Texas
Texas criminal justice 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 | Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public, 4-year | $37,578 | 53 |
| 2 | Dallas College | Dallas | Public, 4-year | $37,202 | 62 |
| 3 | Austin Community College District | Austin | Public, 4-year | $37,119 | 76 |
| 4 | San Antonio College | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $34,867 | 39 |
| 5 | Northwest Vista College | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $32,807 | 37 |
| 6 | American InterContinental University | Houston | For-profit, 4-year | $28,600 | 175 |
| 7 | Remington College | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 2-year | $26,952 | 132 |
| 8 | Texas Southmost College | Brownsville | Public, 2-year | $25,923 | 47 |
| 9 | El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public, 2-year | $25,846 | 174 |
| 10 | South Texas College | McAllen | Public, 4-year | $25,738 | 206 |
| 11 | Laredo College | Laredo | Public, 4-year | $24,339 | 51 |
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.