Best Public Universities in the Southwest

Best Public Universities 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 54 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

1Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterLubbock, Texas———$92k—1,482457 mi 2The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 3Texas A&M University-College StationCollege Station, Texas57%1280$21k$72k84%59,61597 mi 4The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas65%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 5The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 6University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 7University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences CenterOklahoma City, Oklahoma———$63k—1,214421 mi 8Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe, Arizona90%—$15k$63k68%64,674166 mi 9Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, Texas73%1190$19k$62k69%32,394456 mi 10University of HoustonHouston, Texas74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 11University of ArizonaTucson, Arizona86%1246$17k$60k68%42,537144 mi 12University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas91%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 13Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater, Oklahoma75%1150$17k$57k68%21,773456 mi 14The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas87%1105$11k$57k53%30,580132 mi 15The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas94%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 16University of North TexasDenton, Texas72%1109$16k$57k61%34,341269 mi 17Texas State UniversitySan Marcos, Texas89%1103$17k$57k55%36,177112 mi 18Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas96%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 19The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas95%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 20Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Texas94%—$12k$56k43%4,087350 mi 21Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas96%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 22Northern Arizona UniversityFlagstaff, Arizona90%—$14k$54k61%22,903278 mi 23Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas93%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 24Sam Houston State UniversityHuntsville, Texas90%1041$16k$54k55%17,74373 mi 25University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 26Tarleton State UniversityStephenville, Texas90%1075$21k$53k48%12,673253 mi 27Texas A & M University-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christi, Texas89%1086$15k$52k40%8,0341 mi 28Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas91%1050$12k$51k42%4,7488 mi 29The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 30West Texas A & M UniversityCanyon, Texas99%1050$19k$51k55%6,917531 mi 31East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas92%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 32Angelo State UniversitySan Angelo, Texas83%1054$15k$50k44%5,643295 mi 33Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas86%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 34Stephen F Austin State UniversityNacogdoches, Texas94%1066$14k$50k53%8,728122 mi 35The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 36Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 37University of Central OklahomaEdmond, Oklahoma78%1090$18k$48k37%10,170432 mi 38New Mexico Highlands UniversityLas Vegas, New Mexico——$15k$46k26%1,451546 mi 39Southwestern Oklahoma State UniversityWeatherford, Oklahoma——$14k$46k40%3,514453 mi 40Texas A&M University-TexarkanaTexarkana, Texas64%—$13k$46k30%1,982243 mi 41Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie View, Texas79%980$14k$45k43%8,87761 mi 42Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah, Oklahoma100%1049$13k$45k35%4,772415 mi 43Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma76%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 44East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma58%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 45University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque, New Mexico95%1038$15k$45k55%17,244460 mi 46Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma65%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 47Rogers State UniversityClaremore, Oklahoma——$15k$43k29%2,657450 mi 48Sul Ross State UniversityAlpine, Texas99%1024$13k$42k30%1,396408 mi 49Cameron UniversityLawton, Oklahoma——$11k$40k31%2,492389 mi 50Western New Mexico UniversitySilver City, New Mexico——$9k$39k32%2,026301 mi 51New Mexico State University-Main CampusLas Cruces, New Mexico89%1011$9k$39k55%11,946378 mi 52Texas Southern UniversityHouston, Texas97%914$17k$39k22%6,84418 mi 53Eastern New Mexico University-Main CampusPortales, New Mexico92%964$5k$39k45%3,357545 mi 54The University of Arizona Global CampusChandler, Arizona——$31k$35k11%20,1527 mi

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