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Cheapest Colleges in Texas

Name: Texas College Net Price Rankings
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Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Texas list (243 vs 94); College of Biblical Studies-Houston still leads on average net price at $672.

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$672
Cheapest net price: $18,267
Texas median: 337
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College of Biblical Studies-Houston has the lowest average net price in Texas among Scorecard reporters

According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, College of Biblical Studies-Houston posts the lowest average net price in Texas at $672 among 337 ranked schools, with the state median 7% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard

Cheapest net price: $672
Texas median: $18,267
Schools ranked: 337
National median: $17,124

Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage

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College of Biblical Studies-Houston has the lowest average net price in Texas at $672/year, and the state's median net price is 7% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.

$672
cheapest ranked net price: $18,267
Texas median net price: 94 public / 243 private
schools in this ranking: $16,194
avg net price, <$30K income families

Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $16,194 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.

Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Rice University, where in-state published tuition of $64,144 falls to an average net price of $13,370 after aid, a $50,774 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Texas schools.

Private campuses outnumber public ones here (243 vs 94). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.

The bar to make this top-25 list is $4,525. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 337 Scorecard-reporting Texas schools:

The bar to make Texas's top-25 cheapest list

Average net price after aid · 337 Scorecard-reporting schools

$4,525 Among the most affordable more affordable than 93% of 337 Texas colleges

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Each bar is a $5K-wide band; taller bars hold more Texas colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23

Texas's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston, TX · Private nonprofit

Avg net price: $672
Net price (<$30K income): $672
Median debt: $25,570
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,366
Enrollment: 419

Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX · Public

Avg net price: $1,300
Net price (<$30K income): $2,949
Median debt: $17,750
Median earnings, 6yr: $50,382
Enrollment: 2,403

College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · Public

Avg net price: $1,342
Net price (<$30K income): $1,352
Median debt: $5,960
Median earnings, 6yr: $36,164
Enrollment: 5,127

Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX · Public

Avg net price: $1,655
Net price (<$30K income): $384
Median debt: $10,959
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,553
Enrollment: 3,629

South Texas College Mcallen, TX · Public

Avg net price: $1,751
Net price (<$30K income): $1,395
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,239
Enrollment: 27,431

Barber Education Academy Laredo, TX · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $2,221
Net price (<$30K income): $2,167
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 37

Institute of Allied Healthcare San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $2,430
Net price (<$30K income): $2,430
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 60

Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring, TX · Public

Avg net price: $2,458
Net price (<$30K income): $900
Median debt: $9,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,428
Enrollment: 47

Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur, TX · Public

Avg net price: $2,846
Net price (<$30K income): $1,137
Median debt: $13,250
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,746
Enrollment: 4,680

Texas Beauty College Haltom City, TX · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $2,933
Net price (<$30K income): $2,933
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $22,494
Enrollment: 38

Victoria College Victoria, TX · Public

Avg net price: $3,043
Net price (<$30K income): $2,144
Median debt: $10,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,679
Enrollment: 3,276

Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · Public

Avg net price: $3,085
Net price (<$30K income): $1,696
Median debt: $9,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,992
Enrollment: 8,828

El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · Public

Avg net price: $3,206
Net price (<$30K income): $2,509
Median debt: $6,566
Median earnings, 6yr: $28,765
Enrollment: 25,567

Dallas College Dallas, TX · Public

Avg net price: $3,214
Net price (<$30K income): $2,120
Median debt: $9,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,493
Enrollment: 69,749

Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · Public

Avg net price: $3,399
Net price (<$30K income): $2,541
Median debt: $5,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,526
Enrollment: 10,256

Western Texas College Snyder, TX · Public

Avg net price: $3,562
Net price (<$30K income): $2,703
Median debt: $7,515
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,926
Enrollment: 1,385

Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · Public

Avg net price: $3,637
Net price (<$30K income): $3,097
Median debt: $15,000
Median earnings, 6yr: $37,327
Enrollment: 8,991

Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX · Public

Avg net price: $4,092
Net price (<$30K income): $2,338
Median debt: $10,426
Median earnings, 6yr: $32,725
Enrollment: 5,961

Coastal Bend College Beeville, TX · Public

Avg net price: $4,237
Net price (<$30K income): $3,175
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: $29,547
Enrollment: 4,259

St Philip's College San Antonio, TX · Public

Avg net price: $4,273
Net price (<$30K income): $3,677
Median debt: $9,500
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,018
Enrollment: 17,299

Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · Public

Avg net price: $4,337
Net price (<$30K income): $3,334
Median debt: $9,104
Median earnings, 6yr: $34,945
Enrollment: 43,928

Mei Barber School Brownsville, TX · Private for-profit

Avg net price: $4,409
Net price (<$30K income): $4,041
Median debt: -
Median earnings, 6yr: -
Enrollment: 91

Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX · Public

Avg net price: $4,463
Net price (<$30K income): $3,680
Median debt: $13,393
Median earnings, 6yr: $33,233
Enrollment: 12,395

Midland College Midland, TX · Public

Avg net price: $4,512
Net price (<$30K income): $2,774
Median debt: $10,670
Median earnings, 6yr: $38,470
Enrollment: 5,690

Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX · Public

Avg net price: $4,525
Net price (<$30K income): $3,178
Median debt: $9,400
Median earnings, 6yr: $35,741
Enrollment: 20,060

#	College	Avg net price	Net price (<$30K income)	Median debt	Median earnings, 6yr	Enrollment
1	College of Biblical Studies-Houston Houston, TX · Private nonprofit	$672	$672	$25,570	$33,366	419
2	Texas A&M University-Central Texas Killeen, TX · Public	$1,300	$2,949	$17,750	$50,382	2,403
3	College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · Public	$1,342	$1,352	$5,960	$36,164	5,127
4	Lamar State College-Orange Orange, TX · Public	$1,655	$384	$10,959	$35,553	3,629
5	South Texas College Mcallen, TX · Public	$1,751	$1,395	-	$28,239	27,431
6	Barber Education Academy Laredo, TX · Private for-profit	$2,221	$2,167	-	-	37
7	Institute of Allied Healthcare San Antonio, TX · Private for-profit	$2,430	$2,430	-	-	60
8	Southwest College for the Deaf Big Spring, TX · Public	$2,458	$900	$9,500	$32,428	47
9	Lamar State College-Port Arthur Port Arthur, TX · Public	$2,846	$1,137	$13,250	$29,746	4,680
10	Texas Beauty College Haltom City, TX · Private for-profit	$2,933	$2,933	-	$22,494	38
11	Victoria College Victoria, TX · Public	$3,043	$2,144	$10,500	$34,679	3,276
12	Texas Southmost College Brownsville, TX · Public	$3,085	$1,696	$9,000	$33,992	8,828
13	El Paso Community College El Paso, TX · Public	$3,206	$2,509	$6,566	$28,765	25,567
14	Dallas College Dallas, TX · Public	$3,214	$2,120	$9,500	$35,493	69,749
15	Del Mar College Corpus Christi, TX · Public	$3,399	$2,541	$5,500	$32,526	10,256
16	Western Texas College Snyder, TX · Public	$3,562	$2,703	$7,515	$35,926	1,385
17	Texas A & M International University Laredo, TX · Public	$3,637	$3,097	$15,000	$37,327	8,991
18	Trinity Valley Community College Athens, TX · Public	$4,092	$2,338	$10,426	$32,725	5,961
19	Coastal Bend College Beeville, TX · Public	$4,237	$3,175	-	$29,547	4,259
20	St Philip's College San Antonio, TX · Public	$4,273	$3,677	$9,500	$35,018	17,299
21	Tarrant County College District Fort Worth, TX · Public	$4,337	$3,334	$9,104	$34,945	43,928
22	Mei Barber School Brownsville, TX · Private for-profit	$4,409	$4,041	-	-	91
23	Palo Alto College San Antonio, TX · Public	$4,463	$3,680	$13,393	$33,233	12,395
24	Midland College Midland, TX · Public	$4,512	$2,774	$10,670	$38,470	5,690
25	Northwest Vista College San Antonio, TX · Public	$4,525	$3,178	$9,400	$35,741	20,060

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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.

Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Texas. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23

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Texas's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price

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