2023 Best Trade Schools in Texas
It's not easy to decide which trade school program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses.
The Best Trade Schools in Texas ranking is one of many tools that Trade College Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 78 schools in Texas to see which ones offered the best programs for trade school students.
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Top Trade Schools in Texas
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Our 2023 rankings named Texas A&M University - College Station the best school in Texas for trade school students working on their degree. Texas A&M College Station is a public institution located in College Station, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 20,117 degrees in 2021-2022.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means The University of Texas at Austin is a great place for trade school students. Located in Austin, Texas, the large public school handed out 17,432 degrees in 2021-2022.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Panola College is a great place for trade school students. Located in Carthage, Texas, the small public school awarded 897 diplomas to qualifed students in 2021-2022.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means MSU Texas is a great place for trade school students. Located in Wichita Falls, Texas, the medium-sized public school handed out 1,387 degrees in 2021-2022.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means El Centro College is a great place for trade school students. El Centro College is a large public school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 10,913 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #6, University of the Incarnate Word did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. UIW is a private not-for-profit institution located in San Antonio, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,987 degrees in 2021-2022.
Galveston College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Galveston, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 677 students in 2021-2022.
Remington College - Dallas Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #8 on the list. Remington College - Dallas Campus is a very small private not-for-profit school situated in Dallas, Texas. It awarded 246 degrees in 2021-2022.
Texas State Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Texas ranking. This fairly large public school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 2,555 degrees in 2021-2022.
Northeast Texas Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Texas list. Mount Pleasant, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out degrees to 705 students in 2021-2022.
The University of Texas at San Antonio came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Texas ranking. UTSA is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 7,702 degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #12, Lee College did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Lee College is a medium-sized public school located in Baytown, Texas that handed out 3,677 degrees in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #13, University of Houston did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. This large public school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 10,852 degrees in 2021-2022.
Hallmark University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Texas list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 356 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #15, South University, Austin did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. South University, Austin is a private for-profit institution located in Round Rock, Texas. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 98 degrees in 2021-2022.
Tarleton State University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Texas ranking. Tarleton is located in Stephenville, Texas and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3,463 degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #17, The University of Texas at Dallas did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. Located in Richardson, Texas, the large public school handed out 7,874 degrees in 2021-2022.
Remington College - North Houston Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #18 on the list. Remington College - North Houston Campus is a private not-for-profit institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a very small population, and it awarded 159 degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #19, University of North Texas did quite well on this year’s best schools for trade school students working. This large public school is located in Denton, Texas, and it awarded 11,197 degrees in 2021-2022.
Texas State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #20 on the list. This large public school is located in San Marcos, Texas, and it awarded 8,918 degrees in 2021-2022.
Remington College - Fort Worth Campus ranked #21 on this year’s Best Trade Schools in Texas list. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this very small institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out degrees to 162 students in 2021-2022.
Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus landed the #22 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. Remington College - Houston Southeast Campus is a very small private not-for-profit school located in Webster, Texas that handed out 83 degrees in 2021-2022.
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Texas Woman’s University came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Best Trade Schools in Texas ranking. TWU is located in Denton, Texas and has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4,319 degrees to qualified students.
McLennan Community College landed the #24 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best trade school programs. MCC is a public institution located in Waco, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1,793 degrees in 2021-2022.
Victoria College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for trade school students. It came in at #25 on the list. Victoria College is a public institution located in Victoria, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 600 degrees in 2021-2022.
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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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