2023 Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas
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Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Master's Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 52 schools in Texas to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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Top Master's Degree Schools in Texas
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Our 2023 rankings named Rice University the best school in Texas for students working on their master’s degree.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at Rice. In fact, around 86% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class 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.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Austin. 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.
Out of the 52 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Trinity University landed the # 3 spot on the list.
Trinity U does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 25% took at least some of their classes online.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas Christian University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Texas.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since TCU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. In fact, around 82% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The excellent master’s degree programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in Texas.
Texas A&M College Station does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 23% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Southern Methodist University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
One thing to take note of is that SMU does offer online graduate classes in some areas. In 2019-2020 about 40% of the graduate students at the school chose to take one or more online courses.
With a ranking of #7, Texas Wesleyan 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 Texas Wesleyan. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 59% took at least some of their classes online.
Baylor 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 #8 on the list.
Baylor does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. To give an idea of how popular online courses are at the school, 77% of graduates took at least one course online in 2019-2020.
Texas Tech University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Texas Tech. During the 2019-2020 year, about 49% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas at Dallas came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
You may have the opportunity to take online graduate classes at UT Dallas. In fact, around 83% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class 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 came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
UH does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. In fact, around 77% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
With a ranking of #13, University of St. Thomas did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UST. 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.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at Abilene Christian. During the 2019-2020 year, about 79% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
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.
Online graduate courses are available at UT Rio Grande Valley, 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 92% took at least some of their classes online.
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Lubbock Christian University ranked #16 on this year’s Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas list.
Online graduate courses are available at LCU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 46% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
University of Houston - Clear Lake came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at UH Clear Lake. 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.
Sam Houston State University landed the #18 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Online graduate courses are available at SHSU, but you will need to check with the school to see if they are available for your field of interest. During the 2019-2020 year, about 68% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
The University of Texas at Arlington landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at UT Arlington. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 65% took at least some of their classes online.
With a ranking of #20, Lamar University did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their master’s degree.
Depending on your major, you may be able to take online graduate classes at Lamar University. In fact, around 95% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
West Texas A&M 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 #21 on the list.
West Texas A&M University does offer online graduate classes for certain degree levels. During the 2019-2020 year, about 91% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
St. Mary’s 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 #22 on the list.
One thing to take note of is that St. Mary’s does offer online graduate classes in some areas. During the 2019-2020 year, about 84% of the graduate students at the school took at least one online course.
Texas Woman’s University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Some students may be able to take online graduate classes at TWU. In fact, around 88% of the graduate population registered for at least one online class in 2019-2020.
The University of Texas at Tyler came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Master’s Degree Schools in Texas ranking.
Depending on your major, you may be able 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 landed the #25 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best master’s degree programs.
If you are interested in distance education, be sure to check with the school since SFASU does offer online graduate classes for certain majors. Of all the graduate students enrolled at the school during the 2019-2020 academic year, around 88% took at least some of their classes online.
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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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