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Highest earning master's clinical and counseling psychology programs in Texas
Texas clinical and counseling psychology 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 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | Houston | Public, 4-year | $62,552 | 69 |
| 2 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $62,131 | 44 |
| 3 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | Public, 4-year | $61,846 | 34 |
| 4 | Lamar University | Beaumont | Public, 4-year | $61,726 | 329 |
| 5 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $60,503 | 55 |
| 6 | The Chicago School | Plano | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $57,435 | 766 |
| 7 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | $54,808 | 39 |
| 8 | Texas State University | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | $53,083 | 106 |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $52,767 | 97 |
| 10 | Prairie View A & M University | Prairie View | Public, 4-year | $51,831 | 33 |
| 11 | Houston Christian University | Houston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,863 | 34 |
| 12 | Texas Wesleyan University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $47,055 | 54 |
| 13 | LeTourneau University | Longview | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $45,454 | 64 |
| 14 | Angelo State University | San Angelo | Public, 4-year | $45,229 | 38 |
| 15 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $44,512 | 82 |
| 16 | Wayland Baptist University | Plainview | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $43,453 | 33 |
| 17 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Public, 4-year | $43,238 | 50 |
| 18 | Lubbock Christian University | Lubbock | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,671 | 35 |
| 19 | Dallas Baptist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $40,685 | 34 |
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.