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College Scorecard · 2026 release
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213 matching colleges · Showing 97–120
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
Texas 213 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Tulsa Welding School-Houston
Houston, TX
Net price / year$35,101PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Coastal Bend College
Beeville, TX
Net price / year$4,237PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$21,145Payback9.8 years
Slow ROI
Texas Wesleyan University
Fort Worth, TX
Net price / year$24,066Payback16.9 years
Weak ROI
Cisco College
Cisco, TX
Net price / year$9,624PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Howard College
Big Spring, TX
Net price / year$6,147PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Universal Technical Institute-Dallas Fort Worth
Irving, TX
Net price / year$26,265Payback18.4 years
Strong ROI
Galen Health Institutes-Houston
Houston, TX
Net price / year$30,222Payback4.6 years
Weak ROI
Lincoln College of Technology-Grand Prairie
Grand Prairie, TX
Net price / year$33,250PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Galveston College
Galveston, TX
Net price / year$8,412PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Clarendon College
Clarendon, TX
Net price / year$8,390PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lamar State College-Port Arthur
Port Arthur, TX
Net price / year$2,846PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Texarkana College
Texarkana, TX
Net price / year$8,812PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Nelson University
Waxahachie, TX
Net price / year$21,662PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
LeTourneau University
Longview, TX
Net price / year$28,185Payback12.9 years
Slow ROI
Southwestern University
Georgetown, TX
Net price / year$29,224Payback13.7 years
Solid ROI
University of Dallas
Irving, TX
Net price / year$22,610Payback9.1 years
Weak ROI
Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX
Net price / year$13,286PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lamar State College-Orange
Orange, TX
Net price / year$1,655PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Panola College
Carthage, TX
Net price / year$5,216PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
East Texas Baptist University
Marshall, TX
Net price / year$23,911Payback21.6 years
Weak ROI
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
Austin, TX
Net price / year$26,117Payback36.5 years
Slow ROI
Texas Lutheran University
Seguin, TX
Net price / year$24,654Payback17.9 years
Slow ROI
Hardin-Simmons University
Abilene, TX
Net price / year$19,555Payback12.2 years