Best colleges and universities in Harris

There are 84 institutions in Harris: 74 private colleges and 9 public colleges.
Every university in Harris have a different amount of degree programs, ranged from 3 (Vet Tech Institute of Houston) to 647 (University of Houston). Also Harris colleges have from 5:1 to 42:1 student-to-faculty ratios.

The acceptance rate in Harris is between 15% and 97%. The most popular test to enter an institution in Harris county is SAT - 91% of students submitted it.
The average annual total costs of attendance at Harris universities range between 3,290$ to 29,361$. The average percent of Harris students with financial aid is 31%.
The completion of full-time universities education programs in Harris is between 11% and 98%. Average salary after attending the Harris’s institutions ranges between $12,200 and $163,900. Please look all the details below.

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Average Harris County Cost

$13,387

BELOW AVERAGE

The average annual total cost of attendance in Harris county colleges is 13,387$, that is below the national average by 547 dollars. National average is based on costs of attendance for all institutions in US and includes tuition, fees, books and living, minus the average grant/scholarship aid.

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By Price Acceptance Rate Graduation Rate Salary After Degree

Price
Institution
$3,290
Trend Barber College in Houston
$3,407
Houston Training School-Main Campus in Houston
$4,154
Houston Training School-Gulfgate in Houston
$4,274
Houston Training Schools-Southwest in Houston
$5,039
Houston Training Schools-Gessner in Houston
$5,742
Astrodome Career Centers in Houston
$6,081
Mai-trix Beauty College in Houston
$7,150
University of Houston-Downtown in Houston
$7,605
San Jacinto Community College in Pasadena
$7,652
Interactive College of Technology in Pasadena
$8,225
Northwest Educational Center in Houston
$8,501
Texas Barber Colleges and Hairstyling Schools in Houston
$8,746
Interactive College of Technology in Houston
$9,057
Lee College in Baytown
$9,328
American National College in Houston
$9,646
Houston Community College in Houston
$10,254
American National College in South Houston
$10,754
Champion Beauty College in Houston
$10,882
Interactive College of Technology in Houston
$11,668
North American University in Houston
$13,028
University of Houston in Houston
$13,545
Sebring Career Schools-Houston in Houston
$14,579
Jay's Technical Institute in Houston
$14,669
Pima Medical Institute-Houston in Houston
$14,902
Vet Tech Institute of Houston in Houston
$15,516
Texas Health School in Houston
$16,114
North West Beauty School in Houston
$16,466
Rice University in Houston
$16,783
Sanford-Brown College-Houston in Houston
$16,995
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. in Houston

Acc.Rate
Institution
97%
ITT Technical Institute-Webster in Webster
93%
ITT Technical Institute-Houston West in Houston
92%
ITT Technical Institute-Houston North in Houston
89%
Chamberlain College of Nursing-Texas in Houston
84%
University of Houston-Downtown in Houston
81%
Remington College-Houston Southeast Campus in Webster
79%
University of St Thomas in Houston
77%
School of Automotive Machinists in Houston
75%
Remington College-North Houston Campus in Houston
69%
Remington College-Houston Campus in Houston
63%
University of Houston in Houston
57%
University of Houston-Clear Lake in Houston
52%
Texas Southern University in Houston
50%
Center for Advanced Legal Studies in Houston
43%
Vet Tech Institute of Houston in Houston
36%
Houston Baptist University in Houston
33%
Cardiotech Ultrasound School in Houston
15%
Rice University in Houston
-
Florida Career College-UEI College-Houston in Houston
-
Texas Health School in Houston
-
Mai-trix Beauty College in Houston
-
North West Beauty School in Houston
-
Paul Mitchell the School-Houston in Houston
-
Regency Beauty Institute-Copperwood in Houston
-
Northwest Educational Center in Houston
-
Sebring Career Schools-Houston in Houston
-
Regency Beauty Institute-SW Houston in Houston
-
University of Houston-System Administration in Houston
-
Jay's Technical Institute in Houston
-
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. in Houston

Grad.Rate
Institution
98%
Sebring Career Schools-Houston in Houston
96%
Astrodome Career Centers in Houston
94%
School of Automotive Machinists in Houston
92%
Cardiotech Ultrasound School in Houston
91%
Rice University in Houston
91%
Houston Training School-Main Campus in Houston
84%
Professional Career Training Institute in Houston
82%
Brightwood College-Friendswood in Friendswood
79%
Professional Careers Institute in Houston
78%
North West Beauty School in Houston
77%
College of Health Care Professions-Northwest in Houston
76%
Texas Health School in Houston
75%
Ocean Corporation in Houston
75%
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston in Houston
74%
Brightwood College-Houston in Houston
73%
MediaTech Institute-Houston in Houston
72%
Remington College-Houston Campus in Houston
71%
Jay's Technical Institute in Houston
71%
Champion Beauty College in Houston
70%
Trend Barber College in Houston
69%
Northwest Educational Center in Houston
68%
Vet Tech Institute of Houston in Houston
68%
Interactive College of Technology in Houston
67%
Pima Medical Institute-Houston in Houston
67%
Everest Institute-Hobby in Houston
67%
Fortis College-Houston in Houston
66%
Paul Mitchell the School-Houston in Houston
66%
Houston Training School-Gulfgate in Houston
66%
Everest Institute-Greenspoint in Houston
66%
Remington College-North Houston Campus in Houston

Salary
Institution
$163,900
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston
$78,700
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in Houston
$70,600
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
$64,500
Rice University in Houston
$52,600
Chamberlain College of Nursing-Texas in Houston
$52,100
Ocean Corporation in Houston
$48,900
University of Houston in Houston
$47,800
University of St Thomas in Houston
$46,800
College of Biblical Studies-Houston in Houston
$46,600
University of Houston-Clear Lake in Houston
$45,900
Texas Chiropractic College Foundation Inc in Pasadena
$44,300
School of Automotive Machinists in Houston
$44,000
Houston Baptist University in Houston
$42,500
University of Houston-Downtown in Houston
$41,500
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc. in Houston
$40,700
American InterContinental University-Houston in Houston
$38,800
ITT Technical Institute-Houston West in Houston
$38,800
ITT Technical Institute-Webster in Webster
$38,800
ITT Technical Institute-Houston North in Houston
$36,600
San Jacinto Community College in Pasadena
$33,600
Commonwealth Institute of Funeral Service in Houston
$33,600
Center for Advanced Legal Studies in Houston
$32,600
The Art Institute of Houston in Houston
$32,500
Houston Community College in Houston
$30,500
Texas Southern University in Houston
$29,100
Everest Institute-Bissonnet in Houston
$28,900
Vet Tech Institute of Houston in Houston
$28,300
Lee College in Baytown
$28,200
Pima Medical Institute-Houston in Houston
$28,000
The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston in Houston

Ac.Prog.
Institution
647
University of Houston in Houston
528
Houston Community College in Houston
516
San Jacinto Community College in Pasadena
450
Rice University in Houston
333
Lee College in Baytown
250
Houston Baptist University in Houston
244
Texas Southern University in Houston
228
University of Houston-Clear Lake in Houston
219
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston in Houston
183
University of St Thomas in Houston
144
University of Houston-Downtown in Houston
123
Baylor College of Medicine in Houston
107
University of Phoenix-Texas in Houston
81
The Art Institute of Houston in Houston
61
College of Health Care Professions-Northwest in Houston
45
Pima Medical Institute-Houston in Houston
41
ITT Technical Institute-Houston North in Houston
39
ITT Technical Institute-Webster in Webster
39
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston
33
ITT Technical Institute-Houston West in Houston
33
American InterContinental University-Houston in Houston
30
Sanford-Brown College-Houston in Houston
30
National American University-Houston in Houston
27
Interactive College of Technology in Pasadena
27
Interactive College of Technology in Houston
27
Remington College-North Houston Campus in Houston
27
Remington College-Houston Campus in Houston
27
Interactive College of Technology in Houston
24
Sanford-Brown College-Houston North Loop in Houston
24
Everest Institute-Bissonnet in Houston

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