Federal data
Highest earning psychology programs in Texas
Texas 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 | Texas Christian University | Fort Worth | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $42,108 | 51 |
| 2 | Southern Methodist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $38,115 | 34 |
| 3 | Dallas Baptist University | Dallas | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $36,952 | 69 |
| 4 | University of Houston-Clear Lake | Houston | Public, 4-year | $36,103 | 107 |
| 5 | University of Houston-Downtown | Houston | Public, 4-year | $35,808 | 201 |
| 6 | East Texas A&M University | Commerce | Public, 4-year | $34,884 | 48 |
| 7 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $34,543 | 79 |
| 8 | Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Killeen | Public, 4-year | $34,531 | 40 |
| 9 | University of Houston-Victoria | Victoria | Public, 4-year | $34,289 | 95 |
| 10 | Texas State University | San Marcos | Public, 4-year | $33,936 | 474 |
| 11 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $33,647 | 197 |
| 12 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | $33,556 | 284 |
| 13 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $33,480 | 345 |
| 14 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | Public, 4-year | $33,331 | 213 |
| 15 | Texas A&M University-Kingsville | Kingsville | Public, 4-year | $33,220 | 36 |
| 16 | Tarleton State University | Stephenville | Public, 4-year | $32,937 | 141 |
| 17 | Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $32,858 | 69 |
| 18 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $32,653 | 507 |
| 19 | Texas A&M University-Texarkana | Texarkana | Public, 4-year | $32,243 | 33 |
| 20 | Texas Woman's University | Denton | Public, 4-year | $31,498 | 79 |
| 21 | Sam Houston State University | Huntsville | Public, 4-year | $31,353 | 188 |
| 22 | University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | Private nonprofit, 4-year | $30,511 | 57 |
| 23 | Stephen F Austin State University | Nacogdoches | Public, 4-year | $30,424 | 83 |
| 24 | University of North Texas | Denton | Public, 4-year | $30,396 | 383 |
| 25 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public, 4-year | $30,210 | 151 |
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.
Keep going