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Public four-year colleges in Texas by graduates' median earnings 4 years after
Texas public four-year colleges, ranked by median earnings four years after completion, from College Scorecard (September 18, 2026). At least 5 colleges must report this figure for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Median earnings, 4 years after | Completions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | Fort Worth | Public, 4-year | $119,351 | 867 |
| 2 | University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center | Dallas | Public, 4-year | $106,769 | 635 |
| 3 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $101,125 | 1,718 |
| 4 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | Galveston | Public, 4-year | $93,089 | 1,192 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $90,257 | 2,370 |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | Houston | Public, 4-year | $85,744 | 166 |
| 7 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $84,730 | 1,402 |
| 8 | The University of Texas at Arlington | Arlington | Public, 4-year | $79,176 | 12,834 |
| 9 | The University of Texas at Austin | Austin | Public, 4-year | $79,115 | 18,023 |
| 10 | The University of Texas at Dallas | Richardson | Public, 4-year | $76,497 | 10,167 |
| 11 | Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station | Public, 4-year | $76,234 | 21,409 |
| 12 | The University of Texas at Tyler | Tyler | Public, 4-year | $68,633 | 2,864 |
| 13 | University of Houston | Houston | Public, 4-year | $68,091 | 11,164 |
| 14 | Galveston College | Galveston | Public, 4-year | $66,991 | 674 |
| 15 | Lamar University | Beaumont | Public, 4-year | $66,816 | 5,971 |
| 16 | Alvin Community College | Alvin | Public, 4-year | $66,597 | 1,422 |
| 17 | Texas Tech University | Lubbock | Public, 4-year | $66,144 | 10,626 |
| 18 | Texas Woman's University | Denton | Public, 4-year | $64,179 | 4,426 |
| 19 | The University of Texas Permian Basin | Odessa | Public, 4-year | $63,864 | 1,365 |
| 20 | Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | Public, 4-year | $62,740 | 989 |
| 21 | University of North Texas at Dallas | Dallas | Public, 4-year | $62,574 | 927 |
| 22 | Midwestern State University | Wichita Falls | Public, 4-year | $62,250 | 1,361 |
| 23 | Prairie View A & M University | Prairie View | Public, 4-year | $60,602 | 1,660 |
| 24 | University of Houston-Downtown | Houston | Public, 4-year | $60,550 | 3,627 |
| 25 | The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio | Public, 4-year | $60,333 | 7,663 |
Earnings cover federally aided graduates only, as published by College Scorecard, institution-wide rather than by one program.
How to read this. This is a whole-college figure across every program, not one program's graduates -- a college with mostly graduate or professional programs will show higher earnings than one that is mostly certificates. Completions shown alongside it are the latest IPEDS total on file.
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