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Electrician schools in Texas
Texas has 27 accredited campuses awarding electrician credentials. If you finish and work as an electrician in Texas, expect to start around $37,920–$46,670 and reach a median of $58,570 with experience; the top quarter earn $71,130 or more (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025, Texas). Graduates of these Texas programs — every graduate, whatever job they took — earned a median of $55,636 in their first year, against $34,710 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What electricians earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 76,770 employed in Texas. National median: $63,190.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AthensAustinBaytownBrownsvilleDallasDenisonEl PasoGalvestonHoustonLake JacksonLaredoLevellandMcAllenMcKinneyMount PleasantParisPasadenaSan AntonioSnyderTexarkanaThe WoodlandsVernonWaco
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas College | Dallas | Public | 98 | $78,192 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Texas State Technical College | Waco | Public | 120 | $74,049 | $7,335 | 46% | not reported |
| Lamson Institute | San Antonio | for-profit | 92 | $42,328 | $8,867 | 80% | $31,737 |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Public | 81 | $30,439 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Tulsa Welding School-Houston | Houston | for-profit | 125 | $30,040 | $7,125 | 70% | $41,431 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville | for-profit | 202 | not reported | $7,125 | 68% | $22,159 |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public | 186 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public | 139 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit | 91 | not reported | $7,125 | 61% | $34,771 |
| St Philip's College | San Antonio | Public | 91 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public | 83 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Laredo College | Laredo | Public | 46 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Brazosport College | Lake Jackson | Public | 43 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| South Plains College | Levelland | Public | 38 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public | 29 | not reported | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Collin County Community College District | McKinney | Public | 28 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southern Careers Institute-Waco | Waco | for-profit | 24 | not reported | $7,125 | 45% | $27,247 |
| Galveston College | Galveston | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lee College | Baytown | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Northeast Texas Community College | Mount Pleasant | Public | 22 | not reported | not reported | 56% | not reported |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | Public | 21 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Public | 18 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Western Texas College | Snyder | Public | 17 | not reported | not reported | 53% | not reported |
| Grayson College | Denison | Public | 16 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Public | 14 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Paris Junior College | Paris | Public | 13 | not reported | not reported | 38% | not reported |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Public | 7 | not reported | not reported | 21% | not reported |
Earnings are median wages and self-employment income reported to the IRS (W-2 and Schedule SE) for graduates who received federal aid and were working and not enrolled, measured in the calendar year after finishing. They are pay only: health insurance, retirement contributions and other benefits are not included.
Ranked by median earnings of this program's graduates one year after completion (College Scorecard field-of-study, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) 2022-23 Completions survey; College Scorecard June 2026; Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP), September 2026); campuses without a reported figure follow, by credentials awarded. "Program debt" is the median federal loan debt for graduates of this program at this campus. Completion is the campus-wide 150%-of-time rate. "Not reported" means the federal file suppresses the value for privacy.