General Studies programs in Texas
88 colleges in Texas offer General Studies, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from Dallas College, Tarrant County College District, and Austin Community College District.
Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard
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Colleges
Sorted by graduates in General Studies. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.
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Dallas College
Dallas, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $3,214
- Graduation rate
- 32%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $41,714
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Tarrant County College District
Fort Worth, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,337
- Graduation rate
- 34%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $42,727
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Austin Community College District
Austin, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,390
- Graduation rate
- 20%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $43,177
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Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,525
- Graduation rate
- 32%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $42,490
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San Antonio College
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,585
- Graduation rate
- 26%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $39,711
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Houston Community College
Houston, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $5,737
- Graduation rate
- 17%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $39,254
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San Jacinto Community College
Pasadena, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $12,143
- Graduation rate
- 30%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $43,062
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South Texas College
McAllen, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $1,751
- Graduation rate
- 27%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $36,788
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Collin County Community College District
McKinney, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $8,969
- Graduation rate
- 20%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $48,701
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Laredo College
Laredo, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $5,798
- Graduation rate
- 30%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $33,934
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Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,463
- Graduation rate
- 33%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $37,448
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Northeast Lakeview College
Universal City, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $5,029
- Graduation rate
- 32%
- Undergrads
- 6,471
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Blinn College District
Brenham, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $10,844
- Graduation rate
- 11%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $46,318
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Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,666
- Graduation rate
- 27%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $44,960
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Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $3,085
- Graduation rate
- 30%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $41,900
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North Central Texas College
Gainesville, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,587
- Graduation rate
- 35%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $45,809
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Central Texas College
Killeen, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $10,265
- Graduation rate
- 11%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $40,995
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Tyler Junior College
Tyler, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $10,206
- Graduation rate
- 27%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,140
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Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $7,372
- Graduation rate
- 31%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $35,563
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St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,273
- Graduation rate
- 28%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,224
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South Plains College
Levelland, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,791
- Graduation rate
- 29%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $41,276
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Weatherford College
Weatherford, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $9,967
- Graduation rate
- 35%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $42,397
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Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $5,364
- Graduation rate
- 39%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $37,975
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Odessa College
Odessa, TX · 4-year · Public
Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,368
- Graduation rate
- 37%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $42,026
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University of North Texas
Denton, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $15,649
- Graduation rate
- 61%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $57,010
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Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $8,525
- Graduation rate
- 24%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $45,762
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Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,600
- Graduation rate
- 32%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $41,302
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Navarro College
Corsicana, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $14,820
- Graduation rate
- 23%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,716
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Cisco College
Cisco, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $9,624
- Graduation rate
- 30%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $39,092
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Temple College
Temple, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $10,682
- Graduation rate
- 32%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,678
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Midland College
Midland, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,512
- Graduation rate
- 23%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $43,958
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College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $1,342
- Graduation rate
- 31%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $39,639
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Northeast Texas Community College
Mount Pleasant, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,706
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $37,870
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Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,732
- Graduation rate
- 56%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $45,910
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Coastal Bend College
Beeville, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $4,237
- Graduation rate
- 25%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $35,086
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The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $13,951
- Graduation rate
- 54%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $63,199
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Panola College
Carthage, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $5,216
- Graduation rate
- 43%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $36,072
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Angelina College
Lufkin, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $7,773
- Graduation rate
- 29%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $37,301
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Ranger College
Ranger, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,182
- Graduation rate
- 19%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $35,552
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Texas Woman's University
Denton, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $11,963
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,544
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Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $19,070
- Graduation rate
- 69%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $62,454
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Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX · 2-year · Public
Certificate (1 to 2 years)- Average net price
- $1,655
- Graduation rate
- 37%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $36,587
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West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $19,487
- Graduation rate
- 55%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $50,741
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The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $10,836
- Graduation rate
- 53%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $57,131
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Hill College
Hillsboro, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $7,577
- Graduation rate
- 32%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $39,572
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East Texas A&M University
Commerce, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $11,841
- Graduation rate
- 43%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $50,296
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Vernon College
Vernon, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,404
- Graduation rate
- 21%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $40,464
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Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $2,846
- Graduation rate
- 45%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $37,120
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Texas A&M University-Kingsville
Kingsville, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $12,090
- Graduation rate
- 42%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $51,450
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Texas State University
San Marcos, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $16,805
- Graduation rate
- 55%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,906
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El Paso Community College
El Paso, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $3,206
- Graduation rate
- 24%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $35,212
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Paris Junior College
Paris, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $7,690
- Graduation rate
- 38%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $36,515
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Frank Phillips College
Borger, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $7,953
- Graduation rate
- 45%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $37,179
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Clarendon College
Clarendon, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $8,390
- Graduation rate
- 41%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,696
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Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $8,812
- Graduation rate
- 47%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $34,647
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Galveston College
Galveston, TX · 4-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $8,412
- Graduation rate
- 33%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $37,233
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Texas Southern University
Houston, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $16,590
- Graduation rate
- 22%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,924
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Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $13,866
- Graduation rate
- 31%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,991
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Tarleton State University
Stephenville, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $20,783
- Graduation rate
- 48%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $53,040
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McLennan Community College
Waco, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $5,051
- Graduation rate
- 39%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $39,163
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Howard College
Big Spring, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $6,147
- Graduation rate
- 35%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,382
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Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $11,196
- Graduation rate
- 40%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $54,338
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Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $13,570
- Graduation rate
- 43%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $45,411
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Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $36,660
- Graduation rate
- 86%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $68,424
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University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $26,106
- Graduation rate
- 49%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,132
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Nelson University
Waxahachie, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $21,662
- Graduation rate
- 42%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $46,238
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The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX · 4-year · Public
Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)- Average net price
- $19,857
- Graduation rate
- 89%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $75,121
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Texas A&M University-Texarkana
Texarkana, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $12,997
- Graduation rate
- 30%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $45,515
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University of St Thomas
Houston, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $19,359
- Graduation rate
- 69%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $59,224
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Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $13,286
- Graduation rate
- 30%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $41,871
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Lamar University
Beaumont, TX · 4-year · Public
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $9,366
- Graduation rate
- 37%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $49,652
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Paul Quinn College
Dallas, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $12,709
- Graduation rate
- 27%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $29,288
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McMurry University
Abilene, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $19,581
- Graduation rate
- 44%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $48,779
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Southwestern Adventist University
Keene, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $22,778
- Graduation rate
- 52%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $52,946
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Texas College
Tyler, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $10,958
- Graduation rate
- 14%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $33,752
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University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $22,775
- Graduation rate
- 51%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,733
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Arlington Baptist University
Arlington, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $24,906
- Graduation rate
- 19%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $44,644
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Howard Payne University
Brownwood, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,627
- Graduation rate
- 28%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $48,376
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Criswell College
Dallas, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $21,630
- Graduation rate
- 50%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $43,185
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St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $21,145
- Graduation rate
- 59%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,955
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Wayland Baptist University
Plainview, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $20,590
- Graduation rate
- 19%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $51,838
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Baptist University of the Americas
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $10,964
- Graduation rate
- 80%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $37,709
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Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $28,516
- Graduation rate
- 57%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $56,807
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Jarvis Christian University
Hawkins, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $9,825
- Graduation rate
- 15%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $32,992
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Parker University
Dallas, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Associate's degree Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $29,135
- Graduation rate
- 74%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $42,091
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Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree Master's degree- Average net price
- $40,892
- Graduation rate
- 84%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $78,354
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Southwest College for the Deaf
Big Spring, TX · 2-year · Public
Associate's degree- Average net price
- $2,458
- Graduation rate
- 40%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $38,382
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Trinity University
San Antonio, TX · 4-year · Private nonprofit
Bachelor's degree- Average net price
- $23,464
- Graduation rate
- 84%
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $71,668
Program 24.0102, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).