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Highest earning master's educational administration and supervision programs in Texas
Texas educational administration and supervision 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 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $74,035 | 42 |
| 2 | Sul Ross State University | Alpine | Public, 4-year | $67,128 | 41 |
| 3 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | Houston | Public, 4-year | $67,071 | 61 |
| 4 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $65,323 | 77 |
| 5 | Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | Public, 4-year | $64,896 | 246 |
| 6 | Lamar University | Beaumont | Public, 4-year | $64,212 | 1,098 |
| 7 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $64,030 | 43 |
| 8 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $64,027 | 37 |
| 9 | Houston Christian University | Houston | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $63,989 | 92 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public, 4-year | $63,809 | 417 |
| 11 | University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria | Public, 4-year | $63,808 | 38 |
| 12 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $63,464 | 161 |
| 13 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa | Public, 4-year | $63,131 | 35 |
| 14 | Prairie View A & M University | Prairie View | Public, 4-year | $62,323 | 35 |
| 15 | Texas A & M International University | Laredo | Public, 4-year | $62,186 | 64 |
| 16 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $61,699 | 42 |
| 17 | The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Edinburg | Public, 4-year | $61,569 | 95 |
| 18 | East Texas A&M University | Commerce | Public, 4-year | $61,091 | 137 |
| 19 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | $60,685 | 211 |
| 20 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $60,647 | 105 |
| 21 | Angelo State University | San Angelo | Public, 4-year | $60,540 | 37 |
| 22 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $59,787 | 112 |
| 23 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $59,087 | 125 |
| 24 | Dallas Baptist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $59,047 | 52 |
| 25 | The University of Texas at El Paso | El Paso | Public, 4-year | $58,148 | 37 |
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.