Program comparison

Design and Applied Arts. programs in Texas

Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.

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What these Texas programs tell you

Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating5 of 35

Programs with 5-year earnings5 of 35

Programs with a cost estimate23 of 35

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

McKinney, TX · Public

Collin County Community College District

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$31,2681 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,938 2-year degree

Austin, TX · Public

Austin Community College District

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$26,9561 year after completion

$43,9565 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,780 2-year degree

Dallas, TX · Public

Dallas College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$19,7321 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,428 2-year degree

Waco, TX · Public

Texas State Technical College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$19,2741 year after completion

$32,3185 years after completion

Est. total cost $27,016 2-year degree

San Antonio, TX · Public

San Antonio College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$17,9611 year after completion

$31,6335 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,170 2-year degree

Amarillo, TX · Public

Amarillo College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,200 2-year degree

Lufkin, TX · Public

Angelina College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,546 2-year degree

Austin, TX · Public

Austin Community College District

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Brenham, TX · Public

Blinn College District

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Brenham, TX · Public

Blinn College District

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $21,688 2-year degree

Killeen, TX · Public

Central Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,530 2-year degree

McKinney, TX · Public

Collin County Community College District

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Dallas, TX · Public

Dallas College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$54,7495 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

El Paso, TX · Public

El Paso Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,412 2-year degree

El Paso, TX · Public

El Paso Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Houston, TX · Public

Houston City College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,474 2-year degree

Houston, TX · Public

Houston City College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Kilgore, TX · Public

Kilgore College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,728 2-year degree

Kilgore, TX · Public

Kilgore College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Beaumont, TX · Public

Lamar Institute of Technology

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $27,732 2-year degree

Port Arthur, TX · Public

Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $5,692 2-year degree

Corsicana, TX · Public

Navarro College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Corsicana, TX · Public

Navarro College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $29,640 2-year degree

Odessa, TX · Public

Odessa College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,736 2-year degree

North Richland Hills, TX · Private

Remington College-Fort Worth Campus

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $51,826 2-year degree

Pasadena, TX · Public

San Jacinto Community College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $24,286 2-year degree

Pasadena, TX · Public

San Jacinto Community College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Levelland, TX · Public

South Plains College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Levelland, TX · Public

South Plains College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$22,7475 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,582 2-year degree

McAllen, TX · Public

South Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,502 2-year degree

San Antonio, TX · Public

St Philip's College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,546 2-year degree

Waco, TX · Public

Texas State Technical College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Tyler, TX · Public

Tyler Junior College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Tyler, TX · Public

Tyler Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $20,412 2-year degree

Dallas, TX · Private

Wade College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $41,556 2-year degree

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