Best Colleges for Economics in Texas | CampusGuide

16

Schools Ranked

$47,607

Avg. Program Earnings

69.6%

Avg. Graduation Rate

Top 16 Schools

College rankings
#	School	Median Earnings	Graduation Rate	School Type
1	Rice University Houston, Texas	$72,884	95.7%	private-nonprofit
2	Southern Methodist University Dallas, Texas	$62,012	83.3%	private-nonprofit
3	Texas Christian University Fort Worth, Texas	$55,286	85.6%	private-nonprofit
4	The University of Texas at Austin Austin, Texas	$54,238	87.6%	public
5	Trinity University San Antonio, Texas	$52,107	81.9%	private-nonprofit
6	The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, Texas	$50,856	56.5%	public
7	Texas A & M University-College Station College Station, Texas	$49,814	83.8%	public
8	University of Dallas Irving, Texas	$47,260	68.0%	private-nonprofit
9	Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas	$44,970	67.5%	public
10	Austin College Sherman, Texas	$44,384	69.5%	private-nonprofit
11	University of North Texas Denton, Texas	$43,575	59.6%	public
12	The University of Texas at Dallas Richardson, Texas	$42,682	70.8%	public
13	University of Houston Houston, Texas	$40,768	64.9%	public
14	Texas State University San Marcos, Texas	$36,674	56.2%	public
15	Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi, Texas	$35,060	33.7%	public
16	The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, Texas	$29,141	49.3%	public

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