Best Colleges in Oklahoma (2026)
104 colleges ranked by graduate earnings, acceptance rates, and outcomes — powered by federal data from the U.S. Department of Education.
104
Colleges
$37,322
Avg Earnings (10yr)
$13,039
Avg Net Price
77%
Avg Admit Rate
55%
Avg Grad Rate
State Overview
Oklahoma is home to 104 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 $37,322 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.
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Earnings
$63,126
Admit
77%
Net Price
$17,413
Grad Rate
76%
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$63,126
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77%
Net Price
$26,827
Grad Rate
31%
Earnings
$59,841
Admit
71%
Net Price
$16,378
Grad Rate
65%
Earnings
$57,413
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N/A
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$17,838
Grad Rate
53%
Earnings
$54,951
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70%
Net Price
$21,556
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67%
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$54,655
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N/A
Net Price
$7,980
Grad Rate
86%
Earnings
$49,311
Admit
97%
Net Price
$21,423
Grad Rate
56%
Earnings
$49,203
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Lowest average net price after grants and scholarships. Public and private nonprofit only.
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| School | City | Type | Admit Rate | Net Price | Grad Rate | Earnings (10yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academy of Cosmetology Barbering and Esthetics | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $18,636 |
| ATA College | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $22,680 | 69% | $40,823 |
| Autry Technology Center | Enid | Public | 84% | N/A | 68% | $40,389 |
| Bacone College | Muskogee | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $12,197 | 5% | $40,006 |
| Broken Arrow Beauty College | Broken Arrow | Private For-Profit | N/A | $12,052 | 86% | $23,722 |
| Caddo Kiowa Technology Center | Fort Cobb | Public | N/A | $5,085 | 63% | $21,576 |
| Cameron University | Lawton | Public | N/A | $10,705 | 23% | $40,118 |
| Canadian Valley Technology Center | El Reno | Public | N/A | $10,046 | 56% | $31,355 |
| Carl Albert State College | Poteau | Public | N/A | $6,855 | 42% | $34,117 |
| Central Oklahoma College | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | 65% | $21,213 |
| Central Technology Center | Drumright | Public | N/A | N/A | 71% | $36,351 |
| Chisholm Trail Technology Center | Omega | Public | N/A | N/A | 65% | $27,170 |
| Clary Sage College | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $22,746 | 74% | $28,954 |
| College of the Muscogee Nation | Okmulgee | Public | N/A | $13,615 | 27% | N/A |
| Columbia College - Fort Sill | Fort Sill | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | N/A | $45,378 |
| Community Care College | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $24,958 | 66% | $28,954 |
| Connors State College | Warner | Public | N/A | $11,716 | 27% | $38,469 |
| Durant Institute of Hair Design | Durant | Private For-Profit | N/A | $15,709 | 79% | N/A |
| East Central University | Ada | Public | 66% | $9,287 | 32% | $44,962 |
| Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center | Choctaw | Public | N/A | $7,980 | 86% | $49,311 |
| Eastern Oklahoma State College | Wilburton | Public | N/A | $11,020 | 30% | $38,658 |
| Elite Beauty College | Muskogee | Private For-Profit | N/A | $8,202 | N/A | N/A |
| Eves College of Hairstyling | Lawton | Private For-Profit | N/A | $15,155 | 41% | $15,956 |
| Family of Faith Christian University | Shawnee | Private Nonprofit | 100% | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Formations Institute | Enid | Private For-Profit | N/A | $17,316 | 52% | $22,058 |
| Formations Institute of Cosmetology & Barbering | Woodward | Private For-Profit | N/A | $18,536 | 67% | $17,260 |
| Francis Tuttle Technology Center | Oklahoma City | Public | N/A | $4,999 | 62% | $32,996 |
| Gordon Cooper Technology Center | Shawnee | Public | N/A | $4,513 | 83% | $42,021 |
| Great Plains Technology Center | Lawton | Public | N/A | $9,557 | 80% | $42,376 |
| Green Country Technology Center | Okmulgee | Public | N/A | N/A | 85% | $51,375 |
| Hair Arts Institute | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | $23,666 | N/A | N/A |
| Hello Gorgeous Barbers Stillwater's School of Barbering | Stillwater | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| High Plains Technology Center | Woodward | Public | N/A | $7,057 | 52% | $33,734 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center School District Number 4 - Coweta | Coweta | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $33,208 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee | Muskogee | Public | N/A | $6,352 | 98% | $33,208 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Sallisaw | Sallisaw | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $33,208 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Stilwell | Stilwell | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $33,208 |
| Indian Capital Technology Center-Tahlequah | Tahlequah | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $33,208 |
| JB's Hair Design and Barber College | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | $18,127 | 68% | N/A |
| Jenks Beauty College | Jenks | Private For-Profit | N/A | $11,344 | 88% | $21,406 |
| Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester | McAlester | Public | N/A | $6,927 | 49% | $31,625 |
| Langston University | Langston | Public | N/A | $11,359 | 20% | $33,261 |
| Meridian Technology Center | Stillwater | Public | N/A | $4,481 | 53% | $34,451 |
| Metro Technology Centers | Oklahoma City | Public | N/A | $7,184 | 48% | $38,830 |
| Mid-America Christian University | Oklahoma City | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $17,123 | 37% | $46,116 |
| Mid-America Technology Center | Wayne | Public | N/A | N/A | 94% | $38,465 |
| Mid-Del Technology Center | Midwest City | Public | N/A | $12,239 | 62% | $33,238 |
| Miller-Motte College-Tulsa | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $23,107 | 61% | $31,102 |
| Moore Norman Technology Center | Norman | Public | N/A | N/A | 79% | $34,000 |
| Murray State College | Tishomingo | Public | N/A | $15,071 | 31% | $36,545 |
| Northeast Technology Center | Pryor | Public | N/A | $7,251 | 97% | $34,457 |
| Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College | Miami | Public | N/A | $11,121 | 32% | $38,337 |
| Northeastern State University | Tahlequah | Public | 99% | $11,800 | 38% | $45,379 |
| Northern Oklahoma College | Tonkawa | Public | N/A | $8,201 | 38% | $37,566 |
| Northwest Technology Center-Alva | Alva | Public | N/A | $10,038 | N/A | $32,501 |
| Northwest Technology Center-Fairview | Fairview | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | $32,501 |
| Northwestern Oklahoma State University | Alva | Public | 66% | $11,366 | 31% | $44,358 |
| Oklahoma Baptist University | Shawnee | Private Nonprofit | 56% | $23,880 | 52% | $48,434 |
| Oklahoma Christian University | Edmond | Private Nonprofit | 97% | $21,423 | 56% | $49,203 |
| Oklahoma City Community College | Oklahoma City | Public | N/A | $5,135 | 19% | $38,146 |
| Oklahoma City University | Oklahoma City | Private Nonprofit | 70% | $21,556 | 67% | $54,655 |
| Oklahoma Panhandle State University | Goodwell | Public | N/A | $7,557 | 24% | $44,933 |
| Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences | Tulsa | Public | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology | Okmulgee | Public | N/A | $11,588 | 42% | $45,634 |
| Oklahoma State University-Main Campus | Stillwater | Public | 71% | $16,378 | 65% | $57,413 |
| Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City | Oklahoma City | Public | N/A | $5,877 | 13% | $41,307 |
| Oklahoma Technical College | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $28,311 | 64% | $28,954 |
| Oklahoma Wesleyan University | Bartlesville | Private Nonprofit | 77% | $26,827 | 31% | $59,841 |
| Oral Roberts University | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | 99% | $23,600 | 58% | $46,885 |
| Paul Mitchell the School-Tulsa | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $20,064 | 60% | N/A |
| Phillips Theological Seminary | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Pioneer Technology Center | Ponca City | Public | N/A | $8,935 | 59% | $29,841 |
| Ponca City Beauty College | Ponca City | Private For-Profit | N/A | $7,691 | 82% | $15,872 |
| Pontotoc Technology Center | Ada | Public | N/A | $3,131 | 84% | $40,955 |
| Premier Academy of Cosmetology | McAlester | Private For-Profit | N/A | $17,891 | 51% | N/A |
| Randall University | Moore | Private Nonprofit | 45% | $16,474 | 18% | $42,051 |
| Red River Technology Center | Duncan | Public | N/A | $11,969 | 47% | $31,415 |
| Redlands Community College | El Reno | Public | N/A | $5,596 | 37% | $37,224 |
| Rogers State University | Claremore | Public | N/A | $13,953 | 25% | $43,166 |
| Rose State College | Midwest City | Public | N/A | $10,903 | 21% | $37,555 |
| Seminole State College | Seminole | Public | N/A | $15,328 | 34% | $35,390 |
| Shawnee Beauty College | Shawnee | Private For-Profit | N/A | $8,240 | 92% | $18,636 |
| Southeastern Oklahoma State University | Durant | Public | 80% | $6,352 | 33% | $45,079 |
| Southern Nazarene University | Bethany | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $17,838 | 53% | $54,951 |
| Southern Oklahoma Technology Center | Ardmore | Public | N/A | $4,777 | 42% | $29,012 |
| Southern School of Beauty Inc | Durant | Private For-Profit | N/A | $2,350 | 78% | $9,656 |
| Southwest Technology Center | Altus | Public | N/A | $13,179 | 79% | $48,966 |
| Southwestern Christian University | Bethany | Private Nonprofit | N/A | $19,692 | 14% | $40,391 |
| Southwestern Oklahoma State University | Weatherford | Public | 100% | $14,542 | 37% | $45,744 |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $31,544 | 63% | $49,944 |
| The Academy of Hair Design LLC | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | $15,080 | 82% | $23,567 |
| Tulsa Community College | Tulsa | Public | N/A | $5,999 | 25% | $39,746 |
| Tulsa Technology Center | Tulsa | Public | N/A | $8,411 | 73% | $41,793 |
| Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa | Tulsa | Private For-Profit | N/A | $33,120 | 61% | $41,067 |
| University of Central Oklahoma | Edmond | Public | 82% | $18,990 | 36% | $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% | $17,413 | 76% | $63,126 |
| University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma | Chickasha | Public | 56% | $8,543 | 38% | $41,913 |
| University of Tulsa | Tulsa | Private Nonprofit | 58% | $23,678 | 73% | $61,408 |
| Wade Gordon Hairdressing Academy-Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | Private For-Profit | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Wes Watkins Technology Center | Wetumka | Public | N/A | $2,340 | 95% | $32,209 |
| Western Oklahoma State College | Altus | Public | N/A | $7,461 | 34% | $38,248 |
| Western Technology Center | Burns Flat | Public | N/A | $1,095 | 63% | $29,728 |
| Yukon Beauty College Inc | Yukon | Private For-Profit | N/A | $11,831 | 81% | $19,950 |
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