by our College Data Analytics TeamWith all of the options you have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take when you want to pursue a degree. College Factual has developed its Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking as one thing you can use to help make this decision. You may be surprised that some normally high-priced schools offer very generous financial aid packages to those who qualify.
In This Year's Value Report:
After analyzing 55 schools in Texas, we came up with our list of those that offered the best value Master's Degree programs. Our ranking methodology focuses on different objective factors to make this determination of the best value schools. We explain more about what we look at and why we do so below.
The first step of determing the value of a school in our Best Master's Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking is to look at the school's average net price for students with families that make $30-$48k a year. The net price is the sum of tuition, fees, and room and board minus any financial aid awarded to the student. In addition, the overall quality of a school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how much it costs.
To make it into this list a school must offer a quality education like the schools in our Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considers factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
We go into more detail on these factors on our best value ranking methodology page.
You can scroll down to see the top schools for this ranking, but you may also want to view some of the other ranking methods listed below.
Know what field you want to major in? Make sure you check out our best value schools by major. In addition, you can select one of the links below to see the best value colleges for other degree levels.
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2024 rankings named Rice University the best value (income $30-$48k) school in Texas for students working on their master’s degree. Rice is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school situated in Houston, Texas.
Rice University has the honor of being ranked #1 in Texas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 55 master’s degree schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Texas landed the #2 spot on the list. UNT is located in Denton, Texas and has a large student population. It is a public school.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of North Texas is ranked #13 for quality in the state of Texas.
Out of the 55 master’s degree schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Edinburg, Texas, the school is a large public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is ranked #18 for quality in the state of Texas.
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A rank of #4 on our Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for students working on their degree. UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a large student population. It is a public school.
The University of Texas at Austin has the honor of being ranked #2 in Texas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
Out of the 55 master’s degree schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Dallas landed the #5 spot on the list. This large public school is located in Richardson, Texas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, The University of Texas at Dallas is ranked #7 for quality in the state of Texas.
Texas A&M University - College Station came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking. Located in College Station, Texas, the school is a large public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Texas A&M University - College Station is ranked #3 for quality in the state of Texas.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking. This medium-sized public school is located in Odessa, Texas.
The University of Texas of the Permian Basin has the honor of being ranked #40 in Texas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Texas A&M International University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking, coming in at #8. Texas A&M International University is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Texas A&M International University is ranked #45 for quality in the state of Texas.
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Trinity University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, the school is a small private not-for-profit institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Trinity University is ranked #12 for quality in the state of Texas.
Texas Tech University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. This large public school is located in Lubbock, Texas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, Texas Tech University is ranked #8 for quality in the state of Texas.
University of Houston did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Houston, Texas, the school is a large public institution.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, University of Houston is ranked #9 for quality in the state of Texas.
Lamar University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. This fairly large public school is located in Beaumont, Texas.
Not only is Lamar University a great value, but it is also ranked #11 in Texas for overall quality.
With a ranking of #13, The University of Texas at San Antonio did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. It is a public school.
The University of Texas at San Antonio has the honor of being ranked #24 in Texas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Texas Woman’s University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. This fairly large public school is located in Denton, Texas.
Texas Woman’s University has the honor of being ranked #15 in Texas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
The University of Texas at Tyler ranked #15 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. UT Tyler is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas.
The University of Texas at Tyler has the honor of being ranked #29 in Texas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Dallas landed the #16 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking. University of Dallas is a small private not-for-profit school located in Irving, Texas.
Not only is University of Dallas a great value, but it is also ranked #19 in Texas for overall quality.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking, coming in at #17. This large public school is located in Arlington, Texas.
In addition to being included on this ranking as a good value, The University of Texas at Arlington is ranked #10 for quality in the state of Texas.
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With a ranking of #18, Angelo State University did quite well on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. Located in San Angelo, Texas, the school is a fairly large public institution.
Angelo State University has the honor of being ranked #30 in Texas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
University of Houston - Victoria did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking, coming in at #19. University of Houston - Victoria is a small public school located in Victoria, Texas.
Not only is University of Houston - Victoria a great value, but it is also ranked #46 in Texas for overall quality.
University of Houston - Downtown landed the #20 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking. Located in Houston, Texas, the school is a fairly large public institution.
Not only is University of Houston - Downtown a great value, but it is also ranked #20 in Texas for overall quality.
Sam Houston State University did quite well in the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking, coming in at #21. Sam Houston State University is a large public school located in Huntsville, Texas.
Not only is Sam Houston State University a great value, but it is also ranked #21 in Texas for overall quality.
The University of Texas at El Paso landed the #22 spot on the 2024 Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas ranking. UTEP is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas.
Not only is The University of Texas at El Paso a great value, but it is also ranked #37 in Texas for overall quality.
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Texas A&M University - Commerce ranked #23 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. Texas A&M Commerce is a fairly large public school situated in Commerce, Texas.
Not only is Texas A&M University - Commerce a great value, but it is also ranked #27 in Texas for overall quality.
MSU Texas ranked #24 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. MSU Texas is a medium-sized public school located in Wichita Falls, Texas.
Not only is MSU Texas a great value, but it is also ranked #49 in Texas for overall quality.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas ranked #25 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Colleges for the Money (Income $30-$48k) in Texas list. This small public school is located in Killeen, Texas.
Texas A & M University - Central Texas has the honor of being ranked #52 in Texas for overall quality on top of being a good value.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
More about our data sources and methodologies.