Best Colleges in the Southwest

Best Colleges in the Southwest, ranked by median 10-year earnings. Region: our Southwest grouping. Included states / district: AZ NM OK TX. Median earnings of federally aided former students who are working and not enrolled, 10 years after entry; includes students who did not graduate. “Best” on this page means highest reported earnings, not an overall quality score. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 99 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1West Coast University-TexasRichardson, Texas——$53k$103k31%2,67313 mi 2Chamberlain University-TexasHouston, Texas84%—$32k$92k25%2,27031 mi 3Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, Texas———$92k—1,482457 mi 4Rice UniversityHouston, Texas8%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 5Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-PrescottPrescott, Arizona77%1250$40k$84k68%3,218222 mi 6Southern Methodist UniversityDallas, Texas63%1428$41k$78k84%7,277237 mi 7The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 8Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 9Trinity UniversitySan Antonio, Texas26%1416$23k$72k84%2,505120 mi 10Texas Christian UniversityFort Worth, Texas44%1298$37k$68k86%11,026246 mi 11The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas65%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 12Baylor UniversityWaco, Texas51%1329$41k$66k80%14,785175 mi 13The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 14University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 15University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma———$63k—1,214421 mi 16Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 17Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas73%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 18University of HoustonHouston, Texas74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 19University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma62%1389$15k$61k72%2,813443 mi 20Austin CollegeSherman, Texas48%1212$21k$61k67%1,165284 mi 21Concordia University TexasAustin, Texas91%—$23k$61k45%1,185137 mi 22University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 23University of St ThomasHouston, Texas90%1090$19k$59k69%3,22020 mi 24University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas91%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 25Saint Edward's UniversityAustin, Texas81%1138$26k$59k63%2,493123 mi 26University of DallasIrving, Texas53%1227$23k$58k73%1,403241 mi 27Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma75%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 28The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas87%1105$11k$57k53%30,580132 mi 29LeTourneau UniversityLongview, Texas38%1208$28k$57k59%1,468179 mi 30The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas94%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 31University of North TexasDenton, Texas72%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 32St. Mary's UniversitySan Antonio, Texas98%1089$21k$57k59%1,951123 mi 33Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 34Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown, Texas43%1241$29k$57k73%1,440145 mi 35Dallas Baptist UniversityDallas, Texas89%1120$29k$57k57%2,403233 mi 36University of the Incarnate WordSan Antonio, Texas98%—$23k$57k51%4,440119 mi 37Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas96%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 38University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton, Texas96%1099$26k$56k49%2,759169 mi 39The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas95%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 40Houston Christian UniversityHouston, Texas84%1084$21k$56k49%2,88627 mi 41Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Texas94%—$12k$56k43%4,087350 mi 42Abilene Christian UniversityAbilene, Texas66%1194$26k$56k59%3,195316 mi 43Southern Nazarene UniversityBethany, Oklahoma——$22k$55k51%1,455425 mi 44Hardin-Simmons UniversityAbilene, Texas90%1108$20k$55k46%1,283317 mi 45Oklahoma City UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma77%1177$23k$55k65%1,514423 mi 46Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas96%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 47Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 48Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas93%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 49Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas90%1041$16k$54k55%17,74373 mi 50Texas Wesleyan UniversityFort Worth, Texas69%1070$24k$54k32%1,741245 mi 51Texas Lutheran UniversitySeguin, Texas96%—$25k$54k54%1,30499 mi 52Lubbock Christian UniversityLubbock, Texas73%1100$24k$54k51%1,252458 mi 53University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 54Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas90%1075$21k$53k48%12,673253 mi 55East Texas Baptist UniversityMarshall, Texas58%—$24k$53k47%1,352180 mi 56Schreiner UniversityKerrville, Texas88%—$22k$52k43%1,053174 mi 57Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas89%1086$15k$52k40%8,0341 mi 58Wayland Baptist UniversityPlainview, Texas56%—$21k$52k19%2,041481 mi 59Arizona Christian UniversityGlendale, Arizona71%—$33k$52k40%1,165170 mi 60Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas91%1050$12k$51k42%4,7488 mi 61The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 62West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas99%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 63East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas92%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 64Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas83%1054$15k$50k44%5,643295 mi 65Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas86%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 66Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas94%1066$14k$50k53%8,728122 mi 67The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 68Oklahoma Christian UniversityEdmond, Oklahoma97%1122$22k$49k56%1,885429 mi 69McMurry UniversityAbilene, Texas57%1043$20k$49k44%1,176315 mi 70Our Lady of the Lake UniversitySan Antonio, Texas——$16k$49k46%1,066121 mi 71Oklahoma Baptist UniversityShawnee, Oklahoma49%1024$21k$48k52%1,308403 mi 72Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 73University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma78%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 74Oral Roberts UniversityTulsa, Oklahoma99%1196$25k$47k57%3,487436 mi 75Nelson UniversityWaxahachie, Texas89%980$22k$46k42%1,479212 mi 76Mid-America Christian UniversityOklahoma City, Oklahoma92%1020$17k$46k44%1,666414 mi 77New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 78Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma——$14k$46k40%3,514453 mi 79Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, Texas64%—$13k$46k30%1,982243 mi 80Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas79%980$14k$45k43%8,87761 mi 81Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma100%1049$13k$45k35%4,772415 mi 82Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma76%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 83East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma58%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 84University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 85Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma65%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 86Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma——$15k$43k29%2,657450 mi 87Huston-Tillotson UniversityAustin, Texas39%1014$20k$43k34%1,005124 mi 88Grand Canyon UniversityPhoenix, Arizona79%1077$22k$42k43%73,371165 mi 89Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas99%1024$13k$42k30%1,396408 mi 90Cameron UniversityLawton, Oklahoma——$11k$40k31%2,492389 mi 91Strayer University-TexasFarmers Branch, Texas———$40k25%2,293244 mi 92Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico——$9k$39k32%2,026301 mi 93New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 94Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas97%914$17k$39k22%6,84418 mi 95Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 96University of Phoenix-ArizonaPhoenix, Arizona——$14k$38k21%85,991163 mi

US Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS. Missing or suppressed values are excluded. A ranking is a comparison of the named measure, not an overall quality score.