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Pharmacy technician programs in Texas
Texas has 38 accredited campuses awarding pharmacy tech credentials. If you finish and work as a pharmacy technician in Texas, expect to start around $35,920–$37,730 and reach a median of $45,900 with experience; the top quarter earn $48,960 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 $22,814 in their first year, against $22,908 nationally; that is the figure used to rank campuses below.
What pharmacy technicians earn in Texas
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025; 41,740 employed in Texas. National median: $45,750.
Campuses in Texas, ranked by what their graduates earned
Cities: AlvinAmarilloArlingtonAthensAustinBeaumontBrownsvilleCorpus ChristiDallasEl PasoFort WorthHoustonIrvingLufkinMcAllenMidlandOrangePasadenaPharrPort ArthurSan AntonioTexarkanaTexas CityThe WoodlandsVernon
| Campus | City | Type | Grads / yr | Earnings, yr 1 | Program debt | Completion | Cost / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Community College District | Austin | Public college | 21 | $47,388 | $13,000 | not reported | not reported |
| Del Mar College | Corpus Christi | Public college | 10 | $45,327 | $5,085 | not reported | not reported |
| El Paso Community College | El Paso | Public community college | 20 | $43,005 | not reported | 24% | not reported |
| Lone Star College System | The Woodlands | Public college | 35 | $39,434 | $5,625 | not reported | not reported |
| CCI Training Center-Arlington | Arlington | for-profit career school | 24 | $27,873 | $8,360 | 74% | $13,758 |
| Houston Community College | Houston | Public college | 49 | $27,443 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Pima Medical Institute-El Paso | El Paso | for-profit career college | 39 | $26,901 | $8,890 | 57% | $28,444 |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit career college | 24 | $26,901 | $8,890 | 58% | $25,980 |
| Pima Medical Institute-Houston | Houston | for-profit career college | 15 | $26,901 | $8,890 | 71% | $26,251 |
| Remington College-Dallas Campus | Dallas | non-profit college | 3 | $26,095 | $14,120 | not reported | not reported |
| South Texas College | McAllen | Public college | 3 | $25,439 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus | McAllen | for-profit career college | 44 | $22,814 | $9,428 | 77% | $31,264 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-South San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit career college | 38 | $22,814 | $9,428 | 73% | $34,322 |
| The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth | Fort Worth | for-profit career college | 23 | $22,814 | $9,428 | 70% | $32,819 |
| Remington College-Online Dallas | Dallas | non-profit college | 8 | $22,222 | $14,120 | not reported | not reported |
| San Jacinto Community College | Pasadena | Public college | 54 | $21,470 | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Southwest School of Business and Technical Careers-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit career school | 1 | $21,197 | $7,387 | 61% | $27,110 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville | Brownsville | for-profit career college | 52 | $19,157 | $9,500 | 68% | $22,159 |
| Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio | San Antonio | for-profit career college | 42 | $19,157 | $9,500 | 53% | $32,055 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Pharr | Pharr | for-profit career college | 37 | $19,157 | $9,500 | 61% | $27,432 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi | Corpus Christi | for-profit career college | 26 | $19,157 | $9,500 | 64% | $33,702 |
| Southern Careers Institute-Austin | Austin | for-profit career college | 8 | $19,157 | $9,500 | 53% | $29,968 |
| Northwest Educational Center | Houston | for-profit career school | 5 | $18,567 | not reported | 70% | $16,823 |
| Rio Grande Valley College | Pharr | for-profit career college | 17 | $15,977 | $8,233 | 72% | $27,246 |
| Lamar State College-Orange | Orange | Public community college | 24 | not reported | not reported | 37% | not reported |
| Angelina College | Lufkin | Public community college | 18 | not reported | not reported | 29% | not reported |
| Northwest Vista College | San Antonio | Public community college | 18 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Alvin Community College | Alvin | Public community college | 17 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| College of the Mainland | Texas City | Public college | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Trinity Valley Community College | Athens | Public college | 14 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Midland College | Midland | Public college | 11 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Lamar Institute of Technology | Beaumont | Public technical college | 9 | not reported | not reported | 31% | not reported |
| CTK Healthcare & Career Institute | Irving | for-profit career college | 8 | not reported | not reported | 96% | $13,655 |
| Vernon College | Vernon | Public community college | 7 | not reported | not reported | 21% | not reported |
| Texarkana College | Texarkana | Public community college | 6 | not reported | not reported | 47% | not reported |
| Lamar State College-Port Arthur | Port Arthur | Public community college | 5 | not reported | not reported | 45% | not reported |
| University of the Incarnate Word | San Antonio | non-profit university | 5 | not reported | not reported | not reported | not reported |
| Amarillo College | Amarillo | Public community college | 3 | not reported | not reported | 32% | 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.