Best Value Colleges in Texas
411 colleges ranked by value score. Based on earnings after graduation, net cost, and graduation rates.
#1
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX·public
Earnings
$45,910
Net Price
$4,732/yr
Grad Rate
47%
100
Value
#2
Dallas College
Dallas, TX·public
Earnings
$41,714
Net Price
$3,214/yr
Grad Rate
34%
100
Value
#3
Texas A & M International University
Laredo, TX·public
Earnings
$48,386
Net Price
$3,637/yr
Grad Rate
48%
100
Value
#4
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX·public
Earnings
$39,639
Net Price
$1,342/yr
Grad Rate
30%
100
Value
#5
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX·public
Earnings
$49,620
Net Price
$4,831/yr
Grad Rate
50%
100
Value
#6
Rice University
Houston, TX·private
Earnings
$89,718
Net Price
$13,370/yr
Grad Rate
95%
100
Value
#7
College of Biblical Studies-Houston
Houston, TX·private
Earnings
$39,260
Net Price
$672/yr
Grad Rate
40%
100
Value
#8
South Texas College
McAllen, TX·public
Earnings
$36,788
Net Price
$1,751/yr
Grad Rate
27%
100
Value
#9
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX·public
Earnings
$75,121
Net Price
$19,857/yr
Grad Rate
88%
84
Value
#10
Northwest Vista College
San Antonio, TX·public
Earnings
$42,490
Net Price
$4,525/yr
Grad Rate
32%
75
Value
#11
University of Houston
Houston, TX·public
Earnings
$62,377
Net Price
$14,276/yr
Grad Rate
65%
71
Value
#12
Texas A&M University-College Station
College Station, TX·public
Earnings
$72,097
Net Price
$21,315/yr
Grad Rate
84%
71
Value
#13
The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX·public
Earnings
$68,227
Net Price
$18,267/yr
Grad Rate
75%
70
Value
#14
Palo Alto College
San Antonio, TX·public
Earnings
$37,448
Net Price
$4,463/yr
Grad Rate
33%
69
Value
#15
The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX·public
Earnings
$57,131
Net Price
$10,836/yr
Grad Rate
52%
68
Value
#16
The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX·public
Earnings
$50,923
Net Price
$9,403/yr
Grad Rate
48%
65
Value
#17
St Philip's College
San Antonio, TX·public
Earnings
$38,224
Net Price
$4,273/yr
Grad Rate
28%
63
Value
#18
The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX·public
Earnings
$63,199
Net Price
$13,951/yr
Grad Rate
55%
63
Value
#19
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX·private
Earnings
$71,668
Net Price
$23,464/yr
Grad Rate
83%
63
Value
#20
Center for Advanced Legal Studies
Houston, TX·for-profit
Earnings
$56,561
Net Price
$13,959/yr
Grad Rate
62%
62
Value