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434with a Strong ROI verdict
College Scorecard · 2026 release
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3,376 matching colleges · Showing 2,953–2,976
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Payback guideStrong ≤5 yearsSolid ≤10Slow ≤20Weak >20 or no payback
Texas 213 matching
View state rankingWeak ROI
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX
Net price / year$4,666PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest
Houston, TX
Net price / year$27,830PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
University of the Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$22,775Payback10.9 years
Solid ROI
Midwestern State University
Wichita Falls, TX
Net price / year$11,656Payback6.3 years
Solid ROI
The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, TX
Net price / year$12,723Payback6.6 years
Weak ROI
Navarro College
Corsicana, TX
Net price / year$14,820PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Texas Southmost College
Brownsville, TX
Net price / year$3,085PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
College of the Mainland
Texas City, TX
Net price / year$1,342PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Alvin Community College
Alvin, TX
Net price / year$8,525PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Southwest Texas College
Uvalde, TX
Net price / year$7,372PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
University of St Thomas
Houston, TX
Net price / year$19,359Payback7.1 years
Weak ROI
Kilgore College
Kilgore, TX
Net price / year$5,364PaybackNot available
Slow ROI
Abilene Christian University
Abilene, TX
Net price / year$26,182Payback14.2 years
Weak ROI
Temple College
Temple, TX
Net price / year$10,682PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Grayson College
Denison, TX
Net price / year$5,880PaybackNot available
Weak ROI
Lamar Institute of Technology
Beaumont, TX
Net price / year$13,866PaybackNot available
Strong ROI
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$29,104Payback4.4 years
Slow ROI
Houston Christian University
Houston, TX
Net price / year$20,629Payback10.9 years
Slow ROI
University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Belton, TX
Net price / year$26,106Payback13.4 years
Strong ROI
West Coast University-Texas
Richardson, TX
Net price / year$53,020Payback3.9 years
Weak ROI
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
Houston, TX
Net price / year$23,096Payback32.3 years
Weak ROI
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, TX
Net price / year$4,732PaybackNot available
Solid ROI
Texas A&M University-Victoria
Victoria, TX
Net price / year$8,109Payback5.3 years
Strong ROI
Trinity University
San Antonio, TX
Net price / year$23,464Payback4 years