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Highest earning 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 | Wayland Baptist University | Plainview | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $53,038 | 38 |
| 2 | University of Phoenix-Texas | Dallas | For-profit, 4-year | $47,987 | 1,294 |
| 3 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Killeen | Public, 4-year | $45,976 | 36 |
| 4 | Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $44,328 | 41 |
| 5 | Lamar University | Beaumont | Public, 4-year | $43,707 | 63 |
| 6 | Strayer University-Texas | Farmers Branch | For-profit, 4-year | $43,405 | 406 |
| 7 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Public, 4-year | $43,186 | 176 |
| 8 | DeVry University | Irving | For-profit, 4-year | $43,091 | 107 |
| 9 | Texas Woman's University | Denton | Public, 4-year | $42,914 | 49 |
| 10 | University of Houston-Downtown | Houston | Public, 4-year | $42,122 | 289 |
| 11 | Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | Public, 4-year | $40,719 | 53 |
| 12 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public, 4-year | $40,577 | 204 |
| 13 | Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | Public, 4-year | $40,308 | 57 |
| 14 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | $39,267 | 303 |
| 15 | West Texas A & M University | Canyon | Public, 4-year | $37,978 | 57 |
| 16 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $37,792 | 937 |
| 17 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Public, 4-year | $37,742 | 80 |
| 18 | South University | Round Rock | For-profit, 4-year | $37,713 | 76 |
| 19 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $36,532 | 47 |
| 20 | Texas State University | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | $36,117 | 401 |
| 21 | Angelo State University | San Angelo | Public, 4-year | $35,955 | 58 |
| 22 | American InterContinental University | Houston | For-profit, 4-year | $35,862 | 422 |
| 23 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $35,740 | 318 |
| 24 | University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria | Public, 4-year | $35,015 | 50 |
| 25 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $34,556 | 31 |
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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