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Highest earning associate's physical science technologies programs in Texas
Texas physical science technologies 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 | Lee College | Baytown | Public, 2-year | $94,986 | 45 |
| 2 | Kilgore College | Kilgore | Public, 2-year | $68,335 | 31 |
| 3 | Houston Community College | Houston | Public, 4-year | $60,612 | 85 |
| 4 | San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public, 4-year | $59,496 | 77 |
| 5 | Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public, 4-year | $56,948 | 70 |
| 6 | Alvin Community College | Alvin | Public, 4-year | $54,543 | 46 |
| 7 | Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | Public, 2-year | $49,932 | 42 |
| 8 | College of the Mainland | Texas City | Public, 4-year | $49,694 | 114 |
| 9 | Wharton County Junior College | Wharton | Public, 2-year | $45,277 | 36 |
| 10 | Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public, 2-year | $42,769 | 30 |
| 11 | Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Public, 2-year | $42,539 | 112 |
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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