2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas ranking. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Texas
Learn more about these excellent schools below:
Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in Texas for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Rice. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 86% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend The University of Texas at Austin. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
UT Austin does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 66% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Trinity University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Texas.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Trinity U. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 25% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Texas Christian University is a great place for students working on their master’s degree.
TCU does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 82% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas A&M University - College Station. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas A&M College Station. In fact, around 23% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Southern Methodist University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
SMU does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 40% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas Wesleyan University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Texas Wesleyan does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 59% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Baylor University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Baylor does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas Tech University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list.
Texas Tech does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In 2019-2020 about 49% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list.
UT Dallas does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 83% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
University of Dallas ranked #11 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UD. In 2019-2020 about 42% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
University of Houston ranked #12 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UH. During the 2019-2020 year, about 77% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of St. Thomas landed the #13 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
UST does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 80% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Abilene Christian University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Abilene Christian does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. In fact, around 79% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
UT Rio Grande Valley does have options available for those who want to take online graduate classes. You will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your specific major. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 92% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Lubbock Christian University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #16 on the list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since LCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 46% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
University of Houston - Clear Lake ranked #17 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
One thing to take note of is that UH Clear Lake does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In fact, around 91% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #18, Sam Houston State University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at SHSU. In fact, around 68% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Arlington did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #19 on the list.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. In fact, around 65% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Lamar University landed the #20 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that Lamar University does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 95% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
West Texas A&M University landed the #21 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at West Texas A&M University, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 91% took at least some of their classes online.
St. Mary’s University ranked #22 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since St. Mary’s does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 84% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
Texas Woman’s University ranked #23 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at TWU. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 88% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Tyler did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #24 on the list.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Tyler. During the 2019-2020 year, about 90% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Stephen F Austin State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #25 on the list.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at SFASU. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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