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Lone Star College System
The Woodlands, TX · Public · 45,188 students · mostly associate degrees
88th-cheapest of 340 Texas colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$11,252
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$15,521
Graduation rate
21%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$42,466
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$8,600
Pell grant recipients
23%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
85 programsClinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree334 grads/yr$93,665Clinical Nurse Leader · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma131 grads/yr$83,636Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma135 grads/yr$82,476Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree157 grads/yr$73,655Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma154 grads/yr$71,664Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma48 grads/yr$67,278Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree16 grads/yr$58,154Radiologist Assistant · Associate's Degree71 grads/yr$54,262Waldorf/Steiner Teacher Education · Associate's Degree257 grads/yr$53,830Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree70 grads/yr$53,830Legal Assistant/Paralegal · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma71 grads/yr$53,690Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma280 grads/yr$53,293Computer and Information Sciences, General · Associate's Degree157 grads/yr$50,935Business/Commerce, General · Associate's Degree495 grads/yr$50,531Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma11 grads/yr$49,612Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant · Associate's Degree14 grads/yr$48,427General Studies · Associate's Degree5,788 grads/yr$47,859Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma203 grads/yr$47,451Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree180 grads/yr$46,772Accounting · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma126 grads/yr$46,136Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree178 grads/yr$44,057Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma215 grads/yr$43,120Business Administration and Management, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma413 grads/yr$41,600Radiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma61 grads/yr$40,990Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma200 grads/yr$40,319
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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