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Best colleges in Oklahoma, ranked by ROI

All 53 Oklahoma institutions we profile, ranked by payback years — total net cost divided by earnings above the $48,360 high-school baseline. Federal net price and earnings; payback is our math. (Scorecard, 2026.)

$12,710
Median net price / yr
Scorecard, 2026
$41,067
Median earnings, 10 yrs
Scorecard, 2026
14 yrs
Median payback
Our math, 2026
53
Colleges ranked
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Oklahoma colleges by payback (best first)
#CollegeNet price/yrEarnings 10yPayback
1University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus$15,300$63,1264.1 yrs
2University of Tulsa$15,000$61,4084.6 yrs
3Oklahoma State University-Main Campus$17,447$57,4137.7 yrs
4Oklahoma Wesleyan University$28,358$59,8419.9 yrs
5Southern Nazarene University$22,084$54,95113.4 yrs
6Oklahoma City University$22,857$54,65514.5 yrs
7Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology$29,776$49,94437.6 yrs
8Southwest Technology Center$14,313$48,96694.5 yrs
9Oklahoma Christian University$21,872$49,203103.8 yrs
10Oklahoma Baptist University$20,958$48,4341132.9 yrs
11University of Central Oklahoma$18,309$48,351no payback
12Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology$10,999$45,634no payback
13Southeastern Oklahoma State University$8,039$45,079no payback
14Oklahoma Panhandle State University$7,413$44,933no payback
15East Central University$8,683$44,962no payback
16Southwestern Oklahoma State University$14,459$45,744no payback
17Northeastern State University$12,710$45,379no payback
18Mid-America Christian University$16,692$46,116no payback
19Northwestern Oklahoma State University$10,104$44,358no payback
20Oral Roberts University$25,365$46,885no payback
21Great Plains Technology Center$7,128$42,376no payback
22Tulsa Technology Center$5,723$41,793no payback
23Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City$7,081$41,307no payback
24University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma$6,624$41,913no payback
25Rogers State University$15,314$43,166no payback
26Tulsa Community College$6,288$39,746no payback
27Randall University$16,383$42,051no payback
28Cameron University$10,912$40,118no payback
29Metro Technology Centers$4,561$38,830no payback
30Oklahoma City Community College$4,739$38,146no payback
31Eastern Oklahoma State College$10,830$38,658no payback
32Western Oklahoma State College$7,267$38,248no payback
33Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College$11,001$38,337no payback
34Northern Oklahoma College$5,625$37,566no payback
35Redlands Community College$5,964$37,224no payback
36Connors State College$10,199$38,469no payback
37Southwestern Christian University$20,146$40,391no payback
38Rose State College$12,148$37,555no payback
39Central Technology Center$2,674$36,351no payback
40Murray State College$12,844$36,545no payback
41Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa$34,776$41,067no payback
42Seminole State College$14,628$35,390no payback
43Carl Albert State College$14,607$34,117no payback
44Northeast Technology Center$10,478$34,457no payback
45Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee$4,895$33,208no payback
46Langston University$11,504$33,261no payback
47Francis Tuttle Technology Center$11,283$32,996no payback
48Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester$6,569$31,625no payback
49Miller-Motte College-Tulsa$22,680$31,102no payback
50Canadian Valley Technology Center$12,871$31,355no payback
51Southern Oklahoma Technology Center$12,939$29,012no payback
52Clary Sage College$23,280$28,954no payback
53Community Care College$26,489$28,954no payback

College Scorecard (2026), institution-level · ranking and payback are our math. Payback uses institution-wide earnings; a specific major can rank very differently.