by our College Data Analytics TeamWhen pursuing a degree in today's world, there are many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our Top Oklahoma Colleges ranking - to help you make that decision.
We analyzed 31 colleges and universities across Oklahoma to determine which were the best in terms of overall quality. Our ranking methodology focuses on over 20 different objective factors - such as graduation rate, post graduate earnings, and a school's average expenditure per student - to make this determination.
We've developed a number of other tools and rankings to help you make your college decision. Start by filtering this list by location or field of study and then explore our other rankings that feature schools great for different groups of students such as veterans or returnings adults.
We've created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. If you're torn between two schools, you can use it to help you see how they stack up against one another!
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
University of Oklahoma Norman Campus tops this year’s ranking as the best school in Oklahoma for overall quality.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1% Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from University of Oklahoma make an average of $63,126 per year during the early years of their career.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma State University - Main Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma list.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $57,413 during the early years of their career..
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oklahoma City University. It ranked #3 on our 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma list.
With a student-to-faculty rate of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $54,655 during the early years of their career..
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oklahoma City Community College. The school came in at #4 in Oklahoma on this year’s overall quality ranking.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from OCCC is $38,146 during the early years of their career.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Nazarene University. The school came in at #5 in Oklahoma on this year’s overall quality ranking.
The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1% The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from SNU is $54,951 during the early years of their career.
With a ranking of #6, Tulsa Community College did quite well on the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma list.
During the early years of their career, graduates from Tulsa Community College make an average of $39,746 a year.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #7.
Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from OSU Institute of Technology make an average of $45,634 per year during the early years of their career.
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University of Central Oklahoma ranked #8 on this year’s Best Colleges in Oklahoma list.
The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1% Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from UCO go into careers with an average salary of $48,351 during the early years of their career.
Connors State College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
During the early years of their career, graduates from CSC make an average of $38,469 a year.
With a ranking of #10, University of Tulsa did quite well on the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma list.
Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from University of Tulsa go into careers with an average salary of $61,408 during the early years of their career.
Murray State College did quite well in the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #11.
Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from Murray State College go into careers with an average salary of $36,545 during the early years of their career.
Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Colleges in Oklahoma list.
The student loan default rate at the school is 1.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1% Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from NEO A&M College go into careers with an average salary of $38,337 during the early years of their career.
Oklahoma Christian University ranked #13 on this year’s Best Colleges in Oklahoma list.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from OC is $49,203 during the early years of their career.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University did quite well in the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #14.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $45,744 during the early years of their career..
Oral Roberts University landed the #15 spot on the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $46,885 during the early years of their career..
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from OSU-OKC make an average of $41,307 per year during the early years of their career.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
The low student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1% Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University go into careers with an average salary of $45,079 during the early years of their career.
Northeastern State University landed the #18 spot on the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
Upon graduation, bachelor’s degree recipients go on to jobs making an average salary of $45,379 during the early years of their career..
Oklahoma Panhandle State University came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from OPSU go into careers with an average salary of $44,933 during the early years of their career.
Oklahoma Baptist University did quite well in the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #20.
Those who receive a bachelor’s degree from OBU go into careers with an average salary of $48,434 during the early years of their career.
Northern Oklahoma College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
During the early years of their career, graduates from Northern Oklahoma College make an average of $37,566 a year.
Mid-America Christian University landed the #22 spot on the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
Graduates with a bachelor’s degree from MACU make an average of $46,116 per year during the early years of their career.
Rogers State University did quite well in the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking, coming in at #23.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from RSU is $43,166 during the early years of their career.
Seminole State College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Seminole State College is $35,390 during the early years of their career.
Carl Albert State College landed the #25 spot on the 2025 Best Colleges in Oklahoma ranking.
The average salary of a graduate with a bachelor’s degree from Carl Albert State College is $34,117 during the early years of their career.
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Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
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