Federal data
Highest earning associate's liberal arts programs in Texas
Texas liberal arts 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 | Central Texas College | Killeen | Public, 2-year | $39,731 | 135 |
| 2 | Austin Community College District | Austin | Public, 4-year | $38,436 | 442 |
| 3 | Howard College | Big Spring | Public, 2-year | $36,240 | 117 |
| 4 | Southwest College for the Deaf | Big Spring | Public, 2-year | $36,240 | 117 |
| 5 | Alvin Community College | Alvin | Public, 4-year | $35,306 | 38 |
| 6 | North Central Texas College | Gainesville | Public, 2-year | $34,615 | 189 |
| 7 | Grayson College | Denison | Public, 4-year | $34,262 | 69 |
| 8 | Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | Public, 2-year | $33,903 | 103 |
| 9 | Dallas College | Dallas | Public, 4-year | $33,060 | 956 |
| 10 | Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public, 4-year | $32,114 | 391 |
| 11 | Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public, 2-year | $31,173 | 84 |
| 12 | McLennan Community College | Waco | Public, 2-year | $30,690 | 167 |
| 13 | Tarrant County College District | Fort Worth | Public, 2-year | $30,179 | 1,183 |
| 14 | Temple College | Temple | Public, 2-year | $29,609 | 54 |
| 15 | Houston Community College | Houston | Public, 4-year | $29,423 | 702 |
| 16 | Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | Public, 4-year | $29,246 | 189 |
| 17 | Blinn College District | Brenham | Public, 2-year | $28,975 | 54 |
| 18 | Weatherford College | Weatherford | Public, 4-year | $28,420 | 120 |
| 19 | San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public, 4-year | $27,792 | 130 |
| 20 | College of the Mainland | Texas City | Public, 4-year | $27,368 | 51 |
| 21 | Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public, 4-year | $27,180 | 1,264 |
| 22 | Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | Public, 2-year | $27,148 | 33 |
| 23 | San Antonio College | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $26,334 | 47 |
| 24 | Northwest Vista College | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $25,952 | 51 |
| 25 | Tyler Junior College | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $25,050 | 103 |
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.