Best Colleges in Oklahoma (2026)
94 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.
94
Colleges
$37,670
Avg Earnings (10yr)
$13,119
Avg Net Price
75%
Avg Admit Rate
40%
Avg Grad Rate
State Overview
Oklahoma is home to 94 colleges and universities, ranging from research universities to community colleges. University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center leads the state in graduate earnings, with state alumni earning $37,670 on average ten years after enrollment. Whether you're looking for a flagship research university, a liberal arts college, or a career-focused program, Oklahoma offers diverse options across all price points.
Quick Facts — Oklahoma Colleges
Top 10 Colleges in Oklahoma by Graduate Earnings
Ranked by median earnings 10 years after enrollment. Public and private nonprofit only.
1
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City·Public
Admit
N/A
Net Price
N/A
Grad Rate
N/A
Earnings
$63,126
2
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus
Norman·Public
Admit
77%
Net Price
$15,300
Grad Rate
75%
Earnings
$63,126
4
Oklahoma Wesleyan University
Bartlesville·Private Nonprofit
Admit
66%
Net Price
$28,358
Grad Rate
35%
Earnings
$59,841
5
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus
Stillwater·Public
Admit
75%
Net Price
$17,447
Grad Rate
68%
Earnings
$57,413
6
Southern Nazarene University
Bethany·Private Nonprofit
Admit
N/A
Net Price
$22,084
Grad Rate
51%
Earnings
$54,951
7
Oklahoma City University
Oklahoma City·Private Nonprofit
Admit
77%
Net Price
$22,857
Grad Rate
65%
Earnings
$54,655
9
Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center
Choctaw·Public
Admit
N/A
Net Price
$6,904
Grad Rate
N/A
Earnings
$49,311
10
Oklahoma Christian University
Edmond·Private Nonprofit
Admit
97%
Net Price
$21,872
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings
$49,203
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| School | City | Type | Admit Rate | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings (10yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATA College | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $25,951 | N/A | $40,823 |
| Autry Technology Center | Enid | Public | 71% | N/A | N/A | $40,389 |
| Broken Arrow Beauty College | Broken Arrow | Private For-Profit | N/A | $11,402 | N/A | $23,722 |
| Caddo Kiowa Technology Center | Fort Cobb | Public | N/A | -$28 | N/A | $21,576 |
| Cameron University | Lawton | Public | N/A | $10,912 | 31% | $40,118 |
| Canadian Valley Technology Center | El Reno | Public | N/A | $12,871 | N/A | $31,355 |
| Carl Albert State College | Poteau | Public | N/A | $14,607 | N/A | $34,117 |
| Central Oklahoma College | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $21,213 |
| Central Technology Center | Drumright | Public | N/A | $2,674 | N/A | $36,351 |
| Chisholm Trail Technology Center | Omega | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $27,170 |
| Clary Sage College | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $23,280 | N/A | $28,954 |
| College of the Muscogee Nation | Okmulgee | Public | N/A | $13,940 | N/A | N/A |
| Community Care College | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $26,489 | N/A | $28,954 |
| Connors State College | Warner | Public | N/A | $10,199 | N/A | $38,469 |
| Durant Institute of Hair Design | Durant | Private For-Profit | N/A | $15,413 | N/A | N/A |
| East Central University | Ada | Public | 58% | $8,683 | 34% | $44,962 |
| Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center | Choctaw | Public | N/A | $6,904 | N/A | $49,311 |
| Eastern Oklahoma State College | Wilburton | Public | N/A | $10,830 | N/A | $38,658 |
| Elite Beauty College | Muskogee | Private For-Profit | N/A | $10,186 | N/A | N/A |
| Eves College of Hairstyling | Lawton | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,181 | N/A | $15,956 |
| Family of Faith Christian University | Shawnee | Private Nonprofit | 76% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Formations Institute | Enid | Private For-Profit | N/A | $24,213 | N/A | $22,058 |
| Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering | Woodward | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,085 | N/A | $17,260 |
| Francis Tuttle Technology Center | Oklahoma City | Public | N/A | $11,283 | N/A | $32,996 |
| Gordon Cooper Technology Center | Shawnee | Public | N/A | $1,680 | N/A | $42,021 |
| Great Plains Technology Center | Lawton | Public | N/A | $7,128 | N/A | $42,376 |
| Green Country Technology Center | Okmulgee | Public | N/A | $1,062 | N/A | $51,375 |
| Hair Arts Institute | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | $17,842 | N/A | N/A |
| Hello Gorgeous Barbers Stillwater's School of Barbering | Stillwater | Private For-Profit | N/A | $13,848 | N/A | N/A |
| High Plains Technology Center | Woodward | Public | N/A | $7,761 | N/A | $33,734 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee | Muskogee | Public | N/A | $4,895 | N/A | $33,208 |
| JB's Hair Design and Barber College | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | $16,450 | N/A | N/A |
| Jenks Beauty College | Jenks | Private For-Profit | N/A | $13,821 | N/A | $21,406 |
| Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester | McAlester | Public | N/A | $6,569 | N/A | $31,625 |
| Langston University | Langston | Public | N/A | $11,504 | 17% | $33,261 |
| Meridian Technology Center | Stillwater | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34,451 |
| Metro Technology Centers | Oklahoma City | Public | N/A | $4,561 | N/A | $38,830 |
| Mid-America Christian University | Oklahoma City | Private Nonprofit | 92% | $16,692 | 44% | $46,116 |
| Mid-America Technology Center | Wayne | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $38,465 |
| Mid-Del Technology Center | Midwest City | Public | N/A | $8,763 | N/A | $33,238 |
| Miller-Motte College-Tulsa | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $22,680 | N/A | $31,102 |
| Moore Norman Technology Center | Norman | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $34,000 |
| Murray State College | Tishomingo | Public | N/A | $12,844 | 27% | $36,545 |
| Northeast Technology Center | Pryor | Public | N/A | $10,478 | N/A | $34,457 |
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | Miami | Public | N/A | $11,001 | N/A | $38,337 |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah | Public | 100% | $12,710 | 35% | $45,379 |
| Northern Oklahoma College | Tonkawa | Public | N/A | $5,625 | N/A | $37,566 |
| Northwest Technology Center-Alva | Alva | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $32,501 |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | Alva | Public | 65% | $10,104 | 30% | $44,358 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee | Private Nonprofit | 49% | $20,958 | 52% | $48,434 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond | Private Nonprofit | 97% | $21,872 | 56% | $49,203 |
| Oklahoma City Community College | Oklahoma City | Public | N/A | $4,739 | N/A | $38,146 |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City | Private Nonprofit | 77% | $22,857 | 65% | $54,655 |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University | Goodwell | Public | N/A | $7,413 | 21% | $44,933 |
| Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology | Okmulgee | Public | N/A | $10,999 | 42% | $45,634 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Stillwater | Public | 75% | $17,447 | 68% | $57,413 |
| Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | Public | N/A | $7,081 | 15% | $41,307 |
| Oklahoma Technical College | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $27,642 | N/A | $28,954 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bartlesville | Private Nonprofit | 66% | $28,358 | 35% | $59,841 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | 99% | $25,365 | 57% | $46,885 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tulsa | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $20,840 | N/A | N/A |
| Pioneer Technology Center | Ponca City | Public | N/A | $9,750 | N/A | $29,841 |
| Ponca City Beauty College | Ponca City | Private For-Profit | N/A | $7,597 | N/A | $15,872 |
| Pontotoc Technology Center | Ada | Public | N/A | $3,164 | N/A | $40,955 |
| Premier Academy of Cosmetology | McAlester | Private For-Profit | N/A | $18,449 | N/A | N/A |
| Randall University | Moore | Private Nonprofit | 58% | $16,383 | 26% | $42,051 |
| Red River Technology Center | Duncan | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $31,415 |
| Redlands Community College | El Reno | Public | N/A | $5,964 | N/A | $37,224 |
| Rogers State University | Claremore | Public | N/A | $15,314 | 29% | $43,166 |
| Rose State College | Midwest City | Public | N/A | $12,148 | 20% | $37,555 |
| Seminole State College | Seminole | Public | N/A | $14,628 | N/A | $35,390 |
| Shawnee Beauty College | Shawnee | Private For-Profit | N/A | $8,089 | N/A | $18,636 |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Durant | Public | 76% | $8,039 | 32% | $45,079 |
| Southern Nazarene University | Bethany | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $22,084 | 51% | $54,951 |
| Southern Oklahoma Technology Center | Ardmore | Public | N/A | $12,939 | N/A | $29,012 |
| Southern School of Beauty Inc | Durant | Private For-Profit | N/A | $3,640 | N/A | $9,656 |
| Southwest Technology Center | Altus | Public | N/A | $14,313 | N/A | $48,966 |
| Southwestern Christian University | Bethany | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $20,146 | 16% | $40,391 |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | Weatherford | Public | N/A | $14,459 | 40% | $45,744 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $29,776 | 51% | $49,944 |
| The Academy of Hair Design LLC | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | $18,005 | N/A | $23,567 |
| Tulsa Community College | Tulsa | Public | N/A | $6,288 | N/A | $39,746 |
| Tulsa Technology Center | Tulsa | Public | N/A | $5,723 | N/A | $41,793 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $34,776 | N/A | $41,067 |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | Public | 78% | $18,309 | 37% | $48,351 |
| University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center | Oklahoma City | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $63,126 |
| University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus | Norman | Public | 77% | $15,300 | 75% | $63,126 |
| University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | Chickasha | Public | 66% | $6,624 | 44% | $41,913 |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | 62% | $15,000 | 72% | $61,408 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | $17,334 | N/A | N/A |
| Wes Watkins Technology Center | Wetumka | Public | N/A | $6,547 | N/A | $32,209 |
| Western Oklahoma State College | Altus | Public | N/A | $7,267 | N/A | $38,248 |
| Western Technology Center | Burns Flat | Public | N/A | -$1,072 | N/A | $29,728 |
| Yukon Beauty College Inc | Yukon | Private For-Profit | N/A | $9,338 | N/A | $19,950 |
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