Lone Star College System

The Woodlands, Texas · Public

Of 29 assessed programs, 28 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 1 fall short. Another 56 could not be assessed.

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Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$10,657
$30k to $48k	$11,515
$48k to $75k	$11,128
$75k to $110k	$13,120
$110k and up	$14,572
All families (average)	$11,252

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

29 of 85 programs could be assessed 34% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$47,859	+$13,050	clears the bar	$7,750	0.6 yrs	6,326
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,600	+$6,791	clears the bar	$7,000	1.0 yrs	485
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$93,665	+$58,856	clears the bar	$9,000	0.2 yrs	312
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,293	+$18,484	clears the bar	$3,500	0.2 yrs	309
Business	Associate's Degree	$50,531	+$15,722	clears the bar	$6,750	0.4 yrs	267
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$53,830	+$19,021	clears the bar	$7,687	0.4 yrs	258
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,120	+$8,311	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	215
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,319	+$5,510	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	211
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$46,772	+$11,963	clears the bar	$11,375	1.0 yrs	185
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$44,057	+$9,248	clears the bar	$9,091	1.0 yrs	179
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$71,664	+$36,855	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	176
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$83,636	+$48,827	clears the bar	$6,750	0.1 yrs	151
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	$50,935	+$16,126	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	142
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$73,655	+$38,846	clears the bar	$8,453	0.2 yrs	140
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$47,451	+$12,642	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	138
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,136	+$11,327	clears the bar	$5,500	0.5 yrs	131
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$82,476	+$47,667	clears the bar	$5,250	0.1 yrs	99
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$54,262	+$19,453	clears the bar	$8,042	0.4 yrs	70
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Associate's Degree	$34,994	+$185	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$53,830	+$19,021	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$20,853	-$13,956	falls short	$5,399	insufficient data	66
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$37,632	+$2,823	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,690	+$18,881	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$67,278	+$32,469	clears the bar	$9,312	0.3 yrs	59
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,990	+$6,181	clears the bar	$5,625	0.9 yrs	57
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$53,976 1-year earnings	+$19,167	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$48,427	+$13,618	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,612	+$14,803	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$58,154	+$23,345	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	147
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	55
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	52
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	51
Educational/Instructional Media Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	47
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	37
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	35
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Nursing	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Business Administration	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
IT Administration and Management	Bachelor's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Biology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Air Transportation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Air Transportation	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mechanical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Sociology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Radio, TV and Digital Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Data Processing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Chemical Engineering	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
English	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Political Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Accounting	Post-baccalaureate Certificate	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.