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Highest earning master's 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 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | $159,326 | 532 |
| 2 | Rice University | Houston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $150,476 | 280 |
| 3 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $135,130 | 120 |
| 4 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $121,647 | 217 |
| 5 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $114,181 | 135 |
| 6 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | Public, 4-year | $113,550 | 355 |
| 7 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $110,670 | 139 |
| 8 | Baylor University | Waco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $109,356 | 208 |
| 9 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa | Public, 4-year | $89,972 | 60 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public, 4-year | $89,017 | 135 |
| 11 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $88,636 | 87 |
| 12 | Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | Public, 4-year | $87,858 | 199 |
| 13 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $86,194 | 417 |
| 14 | Texas State University | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | $84,758 | 94 |
| 15 | East Texas A&M University | Commerce | Public, 4-year | $84,671 | 290 |
| 16 | University of Dallas | Irving | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $84,619 | 173 |
| 17 | Abilene Christian University | Abilene | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $81,656 | 94 |
| 18 | Saint Edward's University | Austin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $79,297 | 119 |
| 19 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | $78,816 | 170 |
| 20 | Lamar University | Beaumont | Public, 4-year | $77,018 | 86 |
| 21 | Concordia University Texas | Austin | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $75,795 | 75 |
| 22 | Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $75,769 | 68 |
| 23 | University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria | Public, 4-year | $75,744 | 176 |
| 24 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $75,666 | 194 |
| 25 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Killeen | Public, 4-year | $74,445 | 50 |
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.