Economics programs in Texas
14 schools in Texas teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in Texas
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education in Texas earn a median of $63,590 a year across 111,660 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Texas |
|---|---|---|
| Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists | $72,520 | 63,350 |
| Managers, All Other | $134,390 | 61,410 |
| Data Scientists | $122,090 | 25,860 |
| Statisticians | $102,960 | 1,390 |
| Social Science Research Assistants | $58,070 | 1,180 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District Austin | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Blinn College District Brenham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 268 |
| El Paso Community College El Paso | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Grayson College Denison | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Laredo College Laredo | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northeast Lakeview College Universal City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northwest Vista College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Palo Alto College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Panola College Carthage | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| San Antonio College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| St Philip's College San Antonio | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Strayer University-Texas Farmers Branch | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Texas A&M University-College Station College Station | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Tyler Junior College Tyler | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
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 Economics — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.