Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities programs in Texas
91 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. 45 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $38,829 at Central Texas College.
What this work pays in Texas
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other in Texas earn a median of $64,110 a year across 4,600 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Texas College Killeen | Associate's degree | $7,126 | $38,829 (59 grads) | 914 |
| Midland College Midland | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (35 grads) | 258 |
| Ranger College Ranger | Associate's degree | $5,917 | $32,634 (91 grads) | 209 |
| Brazosport College Lake Jackson | Associate's degree | — | $31,941 (27 grads) | 239 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $31,660 (115 grads) | 1,799 |
| McLennan Community College Waco | Associate's degree | $9,250 | $30,323 (168 grads) | 775 |
| Collin County Community College District McKinney | Associate's degree | $6,918 | $29,779 (230 grads) | 2,955 |
| Northeast Texas Community College Mount Pleasant | Associate's degree | $12,000 | $29,467 (72 grads) | 273 |
| North Central Texas College Gainesville | Associate's degree | $9,735 | $28,909 (90 grads) | 856 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $28,055 (18 grads) | 176 |
| Houston City College Houston | Associate's degree | $14,301 | $27,835 (666 grads) | 1,936 |
| Amarillo College Amarillo | Associate's degree | $12,059 | $27,552 (48 grads) | 392 |
| Tarrant County College District Fort Worth | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $27,114 (980 grads) | 4,331 |
| Lone Star College System The Woodlands | Associate's degree | $7,750 | $26,278 (616 grads) | 6,326 |
| Kilgore College Kilgore | Associate's degree | $12,125 | $26,121 (34 grads) | 415 |
| College of the Mainland Texas City | Associate's degree | $5,952 | $25,967 (35 grads) | 292 |
| South Plains College Levelland | Associate's degree | $14,457 | $25,856 (58 grads) | 483 |
| Howard College Big Spring | Associate's degree | $7,700 | $25,452 (54 grads) | 110 |
| Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring | Associate's degree | $7,700 | $25,452 (54 grads) | 0 |
| Temple College Temple | Associate's degree | $11,741 | $25,426 (66 grads) | 226 |
| Dallas College Dallas | Associate's degree | $9,742 | $25,194 (76 grads) | 5,266 |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (26 grads) | 114 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Associate's degree | $3,500 | $25,194 (42 grads) | 446 |
| Weatherford College Weatherford | Associate's degree | $8,756 | $24,584 (119 grads) | 397 |
| San Jacinto Community College Pasadena | Associate's degree | $8,525 | $24,421 (102 grads) | 1,716 |
| Trinity Valley Community College Athens | Associate's degree | $9,083 | $24,421 (53 grads) | 707 |
| Austin Community College District Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | $24,369 (12 grads) | — |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | $24,035 (24 grads) | 1,124 |
| Hill College Hillsboro | Associate's degree | $9,500 | $23,906 (70 grads) | 188 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | $10,000 | $23,745 (104 grads) | 2,328 |
| Clarendon College Clarendon | Associate's degree | $7,000 | $23,351 (21 grads) | 122 |
| Victoria College Victoria | Associate's degree | — | $23,227 (41 grads) | — |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | $11,000 | $23,182 (24 grads) | 844 |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | $22,116 (91 grads) | 1,025 |
| Southwest Texas College Uvalde | Associate's degree | $6,500 | $22,094 (113 grads) | 548 |
| Texas Southmost College Brownsville | Associate's degree | $9,000 | $21,508 (16 grads) | 589 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $20,886 (61 grads) | 591 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | $10,588 | $20,771 (74 grads) | 2,163 |
| Navarro College Corsicana | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $20,530 (107 grads) | 481 |
| South Texas College McAllen | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (62 grads) | 1,316 |
| Wharton County Junior College Wharton | Associate's degree | $8,642 | $20,140 (25 grads) | 192 |
| Del Mar College Corpus Christi | Associate's degree | $5,250 | $19,455 (29 grads) | 176 |
| Texarkana College Texarkana | Associate's degree | $11,750 | $18,315 (38 grads) | 134 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | $6,750 | $18,258 (206 grads) | 1,379 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Associate's degree | — | $16,345 (19 grads) | 103 |
| Alvin Community College Alvin | Associate's degree | $4,500 | not published | 344 |
| Cisco College Cisco | Associate's degree | $14,250 | not published | 315 |
| Galveston College Galveston | Associate's degree | $9,500 | not published | 204 |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | $6,875 | not published | 208 |
| Lee College Baytown | Associate's degree | $6,849 | not published | 329 |
| Paris Junior College Paris | Undergraduate certificate | $4,750 | not published | 400 |
| Southwestern Christian College Terrell | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 19 |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 657 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 173 |
| Angelina College Lufkin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 170 |
| Central Texas College Killeen | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Cisco College Cisco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 53 |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Coastal Bend College Beeville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 261 |
| Criswell College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Dallas Baptist University Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Frank Phillips College Borger | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Frank Phillips College Borger | Associate's degree | — | not published | 116 |
| Grayson College Denison | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 427 |
| Houston City College Houston | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Howard College Big Spring | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Huston-Tillotson University Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 35 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Jacksonville College-Main Campus Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 74 |
| Jarvis Christian University Hawkins | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Lamar Institute of Technology Beaumont | Associate's degree | — | not published | 52 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 138 |
| Lamar State College-Orange Orange | Associate's degree | — | not published | 69 |
| Nelson University Waxahachie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 875 |
| Odessa College Odessa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Panola College Carthage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 214 |
| Panola College Carthage | Associate's degree | — | not published | 193 |
| Parker University Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Schreiner University Kerrville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern Adventist University Keene | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Texas Christian University Fort Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Texas College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Texas State Technical College Waco | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| The University of Texas at Austin Austin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 70 |
| University of St Thomas Houston | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Vernon College Vernon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 58 |
| Wayland Baptist University Plainview | Associate's degree | — | not published | 67 |
| Western Texas College Snyder | Associate's degree | — | not published | 126 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.