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Highest earning business administration programs in Texas
Texas business administration 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 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $71,984 | 51 |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | $66,289 | 65 |
| 3 | LeTourneau University | Longview | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $65,144 | 64 |
| 4 | Baylor University | Waco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $63,438 | 144 |
| 5 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $60,659 | 30 |
| 6 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $59,306 | 438 |
| 7 | University of Phoenix-Texas | Dallas | For-profit, 4-year | $58,268 | 7,358 |
| 8 | DeVry University | Irving | For-profit, 4-year | $55,102 | 2,236 |
| 9 | University of Houston-Downtown | Houston | Public, 4-year | $53,764 | 229 |
| 10 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $53,528 | 290 |
| 11 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | $53,194 | 227 |
| 12 | Wayland Baptist University | Plainview | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,763 | 164 |
| 13 | University of Mary Hardin-Baylor | Belton | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $51,203 | 35 |
| 14 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa | Public, 4-year | $51,109 | 38 |
| 15 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Public, 4-year | $49,353 | 138 |
| 16 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $49,192 | 414 |
| 17 | Texas Lutheran University | Seguin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $48,432 | 85 |
| 18 | Dallas Baptist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,888 | 94 |
| 19 | East Texas A&M University | Commerce | Public, 4-year | $47,654 | 97 |
| 20 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $47,457 | 53 |
| 21 | Concordia University Texas | Austin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,120 | 64 |
| 22 | Saint Edward's University | Austin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,569 | 63 |
| 23 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $46,523 | 160 |
| 24 | University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $46,092 | 305 |
| 25 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $45,602 | 94 |
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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