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Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. programs in Texas

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

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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 Rating50 of 68

Programs with 5-year earnings50 of 68

Programs with a cost estimate58 of 68

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Midland, TX · Public

Midland College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$35,7841 year after completion

$51,2415 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,024 2-year degree

Killeen, TX · Public

Central Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$35,1061 year after completion

$52,6035 years after completion

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

Austin, TX · Public

Austin Community College District

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$34,6031 year after completion

$57,8855 years after completion

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

Baytown, TX · Public

Lee College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$31,9161 year after completion

$35,7635 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,758 2-year degree

Odessa, TX · Public

Odessa College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$31,7921 year after completion

$45,5535 years after completion

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

Fort Worth, TX · Public

Tarrant County College District

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$29,4661 year after completion

$45,5615 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,674 2-year degree

Amarillo, TX · Public

Amarillo College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$29,2571 year after completion

$37,9135 years after completion

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

Waco, TX · Public

McLennan Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$28,6041 year after completion

$45,4965 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,102 2-year degree

Dallas, TX · Public

Dallas College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$28,0821 year after completion

$46,3085 years after completion

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

McKinney, TX · Public

Collin County Community College District

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$27,4141 year after completion

$48,4485 years after completion

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

Weatherford, TX · Public

Weatherford College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$27,2571 year after completion

$40,5035 years after completion

Est. total cost $19,934 2-year degree

Lufkin, TX · Public

Angelina College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$27,0311 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

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

Ranger, TX · Public

Ranger College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$26,8571 year after completion

$46,1545 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,364 2-year degree

Lake Jackson, TX · Public

Brazosport College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$26,7921 year after completion

$45,6435 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,464 2-year degree

Denison, TX · Public

Grayson College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$26,6511 year after completion

$45,6445 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,760 2-year degree

Big Spring, TX · Public

Howard College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$26,2111 year after completion

$41,6945 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,294 2-year degree

Big Spring, TX · Public

Southwest College for the Deaf

Associate's Degree

Value Outstanding Value

Earnings

$26,2111 year after completion

$41,6945 years after completion

Est. total cost $4,916 2-year degree

The Woodlands, TX · Public

Lone Star College System

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$26,0971 year after completion

$45,9875 years after completion

Est. total cost $22,504 2-year degree

Houston, TX · Public

Houston City College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$26,0811 year after completion

$45,8405 years after completion

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

Pasadena, TX · Public

San Jacinto Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$25,9231 year after completion

$46,1045 years after completion

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

Vernon, TX · Public

Vernon College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$25,7781 year after completion

$45,7005 years after completion

Est. total cost $12,808 2-year degree

Brenham, TX · Public

Blinn College District

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$25,2871 year after completion

$40,6535 years after completion

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

San Antonio, TX · Public

San Antonio College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$25,2761 year after completion

$38,5575 years after completion

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

Paris, TX · Public

Paris Junior College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

$24,9221 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Brownsville, TX · Public

Texas Southmost College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$24,6361 year after completion

$33,8625 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,170 2-year degree

Levelland, TX · Public

South Plains College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$24,5731 year after completion

$39,3815 years after completion

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

Temple, TX · Public

Temple College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$24,4251 year after completion

$40,1315 years after completion

Est. total cost $21,364 2-year degree

Corsicana, TX · Public

Navarro College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$24,1501 year after completion

$40,6345 years after completion

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

San Antonio, TX · Public

St Philip's College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$23,9451 year after completion

$40,7515 years after completion

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

Athens, TX · Public

Trinity Valley Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$23,8661 year after completion

$40,7645 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,184 2-year degree

Mount Pleasant, TX · Public

Northeast Texas Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$23,6221 year after completion

$41,7465 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,412 2-year degree

Tyler, TX · Public

Tyler Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$23,5531 year after completion

$39,8155 years after completion

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

Gainesville, TX · Public

North Central Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$23,1571 year after completion

$48,2265 years after completion

Est. total cost $13,174 2-year degree

McAllen, TX · Public

South Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value Outstanding Value

Earnings

$22,9151 year after completion

$33,5795 years after completion

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

San Antonio, TX · Public

Northwest Vista College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$22,7311 year after completion

$36,8225 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,050 2-year degree

El Paso, TX · Public

El Paso Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$21,7611 year after completion

$37,7675 years after completion

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

Corpus Christi, TX · Public

Del Mar College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$21,7481 year after completion

$40,1075 years after completion

Est. total cost $6,798 2-year degree

Texarkana, TX · Public

Texarkana College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$21,7431 year after completion

$37,6495 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,624 2-year degree

Galveston, TX · Public

Galveston College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$21,2601 year after completion

$26,5025 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,824 2-year degree

Clarendon, TX · Public

Clarendon College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$21,1401 year after completion

$39,8575 years after completion

Est. total cost $16,780 2-year degree

Hillsboro, TX · Public

Hill College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$21,0341 year after completion

$43,2105 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,154 2-year degree

Kilgore, TX · Public

Kilgore College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$20,4771 year after completion

$42,4055 years after completion

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

Uvalde, TX · Public

Southwest Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$20,4511 year after completion

$36,3425 years after completion

Est. total cost $14,744 2-year degree

Texas City, TX · Public

College of the Mainland

Associate's Degree

Value Outstanding Value

Earnings

$20,3001 year after completion

$46,8555 years after completion

Est. total cost $2,684 2-year degree

Paris, TX · Public

Paris Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$19,9591 year after completion

$39,6355 years after completion

Est. total cost $15,380 2-year degree

Wharton, TX · Public

Wharton County Junior College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$18,9921 year after completion

$45,9695 years after completion

Est. total cost $9,332 2-year degree

San Antonio, TX · Public

Palo Alto College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$18,7031 year after completion

$43,3375 years after completion

Est. total cost $8,926 2-year degree

Laredo, TX · Public

Laredo College

Associate's Degree

Value Good Value

Earnings

$18,5841 year after completion

$37,4285 years after completion

Est. total cost $11,596 2-year degree

Cisco, TX · Public

Cisco College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$17,8201 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $19,248 2-year degree

Alvin, TX · Public

Alvin Community College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$16,6381 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $17,050 2-year degree

Terrell, TX · Private

Southwestern Christian College

Associate's Degree

Value Poor Value

Earnings

$13,3211 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $37,124 2-year degree

Lufkin, TX · Public

Angelina 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

Austin, TX · Public

Austin Community College District

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$57,9305 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Cisco, TX · Public

Cisco 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

Denison, TX · Public

Grayson 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

Beaumont, TX · Public

Lamar Institute of Technology

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Orange, TX · Public

Lamar State College-Orange

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$54,5885 years after completion

Est. total cost $3,310 2-year degree

Orange, TX · Public

Lamar State College-Orange

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Port Arthur, TX · Public

Lamar State College-Port Arthur

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$45,4665 years after completion

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

Waxahachie, TX · Private

Nelson University

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $43,324 2-year degree

Odessa, TX · Public

Odessa 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

Carthage, TX · Public

Panola College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $10,432 2-year degree

Carthage, TX · Public

Panola College

Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

$32,9405 years after completion

Est. total cost N/A Varies

Dallas, TX · Private

Parker University

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $58,270 2-year degree

San Antonio, TX · Private

University of the Incarnate Word

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $45,550 2-year degree

Vernon, TX · Public

Vernon 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

Snyder, TX · Public

Western Texas College

Associate's Degree

Value N/A

Earnings

N/A1 year after completion

N/A5 years after completion

Est. total cost $7,124 2-year degree

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