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Highest earning master's accounting and related services programs in Texas
Texas accounting and related services 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 | East Texas A&M University | Commerce | Public, 4-year | $74,231 | 148 |
| 2 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public, 4-year | $73,246 | 41 |
| 3 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | $71,694 | 211 |
| 4 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | Public, 4-year | $69,940 | 206 |
| 5 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $69,002 | 44 |
| 6 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $68,539 | 144 |
| 7 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $68,417 | 190 |
| 8 | DeVry University | Irving | For-profit, 4-year | $68,141 | 567 |
| 9 | Baylor University | Waco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $68,048 | 72 |
| 10 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $67,365 | 54 |
| 11 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | $66,960 | 63 |
| 12 | Texas State University | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | $66,523 | 53 |
| 13 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $66,283 | 40 |
| 14 | Abilene Christian University | Abilene | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $66,230 | 34 |
| 15 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $65,786 | 146 |
| 16 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $65,561 | 110 |
| 17 | University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $63,972 | 50 |
| 18 | Prairie View A & M University | Prairie View | Public, 4-year | $63,776 | 36 |
| 19 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $63,755 | 40 |
| 20 | The University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | Public, 4-year | $61,218 | 65 |
| 21 | Strayer University-Texas | Farmers Branch | For-profit, 4-year | $61,183 | 200 |
| 22 | University of Phoenix-Texas | Dallas | For-profit, 4-year | $59,839 | 455 |
| 23 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | Public, 4-year | $58,463 | 57 |
| 24 | Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | Public, 4-year | $58,126 | 71 |
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.