Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the South

Colleges with the Highest Earnings Relative to Net Price in the South, ranked by earnings / annual net price. Region: Census South region. Included states / district: DE DC FL GA MD NC SC VA WV AL KY MS TN AR LA OK TX. This ranks the named measure, not overall college quality. Annual earnings divided by annual net price above $3,000; not a lifetime ROI or payback estimate. Four-year colleges with at least 1,000 undergraduates. Online-only schools are excluded. This page lists all 389 colleges in the ranking. Search and filter the list.

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1Texas A & M International UniversityLaredo, Texas13.30×44%993$4k$48k46%6,667102 mi 2University of FloridaGainesville, Florida10.94×24%1403$7k$72k91%35,62942 mi 3The University of Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, Texas10.27×94%985$5k$50k51%28,66645 mi 4Georgia Institute of Technology-Main CampusAtlanta, Georgia8.48×14%1480$12k$103k94%18,785222 mi 5Dalton State CollegeDalton, Georgia8.03×——$5k$40k25%4,553284 mi 6Berea CollegeBerea, Kentucky7.07×19%1249$6k$43k58%1,513277 mi 7Louisiana State University-ShreveportShreveport, Louisiana6.76×51%1090$7k$47k38%2,153169 mi 8Texas A&M University-VictoriaVictoria, Texas6.72×96%—$8k$54k26%2,51321 mi 9Rice UniversityHouston, Texas6.71×8%1553$13k$90k95%4,77620 mi 10Florida International UniversityMiami, Florida6.49×55%1163$9k$60k74%39,5088 mi 11Florida Atlantic UniversityBoca Raton, Florida6.48×66%1127$9k$57k63%23,7572 mi 12Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth City, North Carolina6.29×64%1019$6k$40k44%1,9751 mi 13University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill, North Carolina6.19×15%1439$12k$72k91%20,752115 mi 14Marshall UniversityHuntington, West Virginia6.18×96%1061$8k$46k51%7,266205 mi 15Northern Kentucky UniversityHighland Heights, Kentucky6.13×68%1087$8k$50k52%8,246184 mi 16Louisiana State University at AlexandriaAlexandria, Louisiana5.97×92%1022$7k$42k34%5,63297 mi 17University of South FloridaTampa, Florida5.88×43%1227$10k$58k77%37,2079 mi 18Clayton State UniversityMorrow, Georgia5.88×68%958$8k$49k40%4,348214 mi 19Trinity Washington UniversityWashington, District of Columbia5.78×100%—$9k$54k49%1,4144 mi 20Vanderbilt UniversityNashville, Tennessee5.78×6%1549$16k$92k94%7,208380 mi 21Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityDurant, Oklahoma5.61×76%1087$8k$45k32%3,018304 mi 22University of Central FloridaOrlando, Florida5.60×40%1269$10k$58k78%59,14623 mi 23University of North FloridaJacksonville, Florida5.55×53%1153$10k$56k69%13,3597 mi 24Florida State UniversityTallahassee, Florida5.46×24%1361$11k$62k86%32,21224 mi 25The University of Texas at El PasoEl Paso, Texas5.42×100%962$9k$51k50%21,005361 mi 26Lamar UniversityBeaumont, Texas5.30×86%1061$9k$50k37%8,15014 mi 27University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park, Maryland5.29×45%1473$16k$83k89%30,7609 mi 28The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas5.27×87%1105$11k$57k53%30,580132 mi 29University of West FloridaPensacola, Florida5.25×58%1138$9k$49k59%9,3302 mi 30Fairmont State UniversityFairmont, West Virginia5.19×99%996$9k$47k44%2,590162 mi 31East Central UniversityAda, Oklahoma5.18×58%1049$9k$45k34%2,467360 mi 32Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTifton, Georgia5.11×76%990$7k$35k36%3,20899 mi 33University of North GeorgiaDahlonega, Georgia5.10×68%1106$10k$50k37%16,146227 mi 34Fayetteville State UniversityFayetteville, North Carolina5.09×82%959$8k$40k38%5,76281 mi 35University of Houston-DowntownHouston, Texas5.08×90%1029$11k$54k33%12,55518 mi 36University of GeorgiaAthens, Georgia4.93×38%1397$14k$69k90%32,137175 mi 37University of Virginia's College at WiseWise, Virginia4.92×29%1050$9k$45k47%1,101292 mi 38Murray State UniversityMurray, Kentucky4.92×86%1133$9k$45k61%6,688351 mi 39Texas A&M University-San AntonioSan Antonio, Texas4.85×93%955$11k$54k40%6,599114 mi 40Midwestern State UniversityWichita Falls, Texas4.78×94%—$12k$56k43%4,087350 mi 41Texas Woman's UniversityDenton, Texas4.73×96%—$12k$57k49%8,767270 mi 42Davidson CollegeDavidson, North Carolina4.68×13%1469$17k$81k91%1,867167 mi 43Gordon State CollegeBarnesville, Georgia4.67×86%1023$8k$38k20%2,544190 mi 44Coppin State UniversityBaltimore, Maryland4.66×46%975$10k$46k26%1,8444 mi 45Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore, Maryland4.65×6%1553$19k$88k94%5,6935 mi 46Savannah State UniversitySavannah, Georgia4.65×——$8k$38k28%2,8338 mi 47Austin Peay State UniversityClarksville, Tennessee4.55×96%1088$10k$44k40%7,560352 mi 48The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, Texas4.53×80%1124$14k$63k54%32,294239 mi 49Kentucky State UniversityFrankfort, Kentucky4.53×96%870$8k$36k32%1,309245 mi 50Virginia Military InstituteLexington, Virginia4.52×71%1244$17k$77k76%1,527120 mi 51Valdosta State UniversityValdosta, Georgia4.51×72%1013$11k$49k42%6,62266 mi 52Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-WorldwideDaytona Beach, Florida4.49×58%1148$19k$84k21%9,1394 mi 53University of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland4.42×79%940$14k$61k38%1,1333 mi 54Morehead State UniversityMorehead, Kentucky4.41×77%—$10k$43k52%4,578226 mi 55The University of Texas Permian BasinOdessa, Texas4.41×95%1033$13k$56k40%3,911400 mi 56Louisiana Tech UniversityRuston, Louisiana4.41×86%1191$12k$52k64%8,312188 mi 57University of North Carolina at GreensboroGreensboro, North Carolina4.39×89%1193$11k$48k56%14,062159 mi 58Northwestern Oklahoma State UniversityAlva, Oklahoma4.39×65%1003$10k$44k30%1,498530 mi 59University of HoustonHouston, Texas4.37×74%1250$14k$62k65%38,38017 mi 60Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown, West Virginia4.34×97%1034$11k$49k51%2,34454 mi 61Florida Gulf Coast UniversityFort Myers, Florida4.34×63%1114$13k$55k57%13,8745 mi 62Concord UniversityAthens, West Virginia4.28×93%977$10k$43k39%1,504205 mi 63The University of Texas at TylerTyler, Texas4.28×94%1114$13k$57k54%7,440177 mi 64George Mason UniversityFairfax, Virginia4.26×87%1274$18k$76k68%27,75212 mi 65Texas A&M University-KingsvilleKingsville, Texas4.26×91%1050$12k$51k42%4,7488 mi 66University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore, Maryland4.25×72%1323$16k$70k70%10,7015 mi 67East Texas A&M UniversityCommerce, Texas4.25×92%1076$12k$50k43%9,912246 mi 68University of North Carolina at PembrokePembroke, North Carolina4.23×93%1056$10k$43k44%5,33066 mi 69Eastern Kentucky UniversityRichmond, Kentucky4.15×78%1149$11k$46k50%12,318265 mi 70The University of Tennessee-MartinMartin, Tennessee4.13×88%1120$11k$44k53%4,866375 mi 71University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman, Oklahoma4.13×77%1246$15k$63k75%22,734402 mi 72University of DelawareNewark, Delaware4.10×71%1292$18k$73k81%19,0718 mi 73North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboro, North Carolina4.10×50%1074$11k$44k57%12,182157 mi 74University of TulsaTulsa, Oklahoma4.09×62%1389$15k$61k72%2,813443 mi 75Georgia Southwestern State UniversityAmericus, Georgia4.06×75%978$12k$49k41%2,424135 mi 76University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville, Virginia4.03×17%1480$22k$87k96%17,59767 mi 77Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green, Kentucky3.99×94%971$11k$44k56%12,155324 mi 78Washington and Lee UniversityLexington, Virginia3.99×14%1498$24k$95k94%1,881121 mi 79North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, North Carolina3.97×42%1376$17k$69k85%27,37193 mi 80University of South Carolina AikenAiken, South Carolina3.92×79%1120$12k$46k40%2,96289 mi 81University of MemphisMemphis, Tennessee3.91×72%1088$12k$48k51%12,701322 mi 82University of West GeorgiaCarrollton, Georgia3.88×52%1032$13k$50k43%7,520222 mi 83University of New OrleansNew Orleans, Louisiana3.87×74%1052$12k$48k38%4,6381 mi 84Francis Marion UniversityFlorence, South Carolina3.85×86%1015$11k$44k43%2,62856 mi 85William & MaryWilliamsburg, Virginia3.85×34%1473$19k$73k89%7,0553 mi 86University of MississippiUniversity, Mississippi3.83×97%1184$13k$51k72%21,473266 mi 87Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw, Georgia3.82×69%1113$15k$58k52%41,254239 mi 88University of Houston-Clear LakeHouston, Texas3.79×91%1060$16k$59k52%6,0785 mi 89The University of Texas at AustinAustin, Texas3.78×27%1395$20k$75k89%42,855126 mi 90Bethel UniversityMcKenzie, Tennessee3.77×60%972$13k$47k35%1,547374 mi 91Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, Virginia3.75×90%1197$15k$55k46%17,5141 mi 92The University of Texas at DallasRichardson, Texas3.73×65%1286$18k$68k76%21,751245 mi 93University of North AlabamaFlorence, Alabama3.73×87%—$12k$45k55%5,811282 mi 94McNeese State UniversityLake Charles, Louisiana3.72×78%1087$12k$46k47%5,00528 mi 95Mississippi University for WomenColumbus, Mississippi3.72×90%1090$12k$46k47%1,605192 mi 96Western Carolina UniversityCullowhee, North Carolina3.71×82%1157$13k$49k60%10,024233 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.