Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Oklahoma
Key facts
- #1 University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus, OK: $63k
- #2 University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center, OK: $63k
- #3 University of Tulsa, OK: $61k
- 38 colleges ranked across Oklahoma
- Data as of November 2026
For comparison: $45k across the typical college in this list.
- 1University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus OK$63k
- 2University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center OK$63k
- 3University of Tulsa OK$61k
- 4Oklahoma Wesleyan University OK$60k
- 5Oklahoma State University-Main Campus OK$57k
- 6Southern Nazarene University OK$55k
- 7Oklahoma City University OK$55k
- 8Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology OK$50k
- 9Oklahoma Christian University OK$49k
- 10Oklahoma Baptist University OK$48k
What stands out
- The top ten is tightly packed: University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads on $63k, and #10 Oklahoma Baptist University is at $48k.
- Oklahoma Wesleyan University reaches #4 on a sample of 673 students enrolled, a smaller market than most of the top ten, so its rank can move more from month to month.
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus is the largest market in the top ten, with 22,734 students enrolled behind its figure.
- Colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked, and small differences between neighbouring ranks are not meaningful.
Why this ranking matters
What it shows
Median earnings ten years after enrolling show what former students of a college go on to earn, as the Department of Education publishes it.
How to use it
Compare colleges within the same level and field, and read earnings next to completion rate and net price. Earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as the college.
The top 25
- 1
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Net price a year
- $15,300
- Public
- 22,734 students
Based on 22,734 students enrolled.
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 2
- Completion rate
- Not available
- Net price a year
- Not available
- Public
- 1,214 students
Based on 1,214 students enrolled.
University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 3
University of Tulsa OK
$61k
- Completion rate
- 72%
- Net price a year
- $15,000
- Private nonprofit
- 2,813 students
Based on 2,813 students enrolled.
- 4
Oklahoma Wesleyan University OK
$60k
- Completion rate
- 35%
- Net price a year
- $28,358
- Private nonprofit
- 673 students
Based on 673 students enrolled.
Oklahoma Wesleyan University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 5
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Net price a year
- $17,447
- Public
- 21,773 students
Based on 21,773 students enrolled.
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 6
Southern Nazarene University OK
$55k
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Net price a year
- $22,084
- Private nonprofit
- 1,455 students
Based on 1,455 students enrolled.
Southern Nazarene University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 7
Oklahoma City University OK
$55k
- Completion rate
- 65%
- Net price a year
- $22,857
- Private nonprofit
- 1,514 students
Based on 1,514 students enrolled.
Oklahoma City University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 8
- Completion rate
- 51%
- Net price a year
- $29,776
- Private for-profit
- 840 students
Based on 840 students enrolled.
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 9
Oklahoma Christian University OK
$49k
- Completion rate
- 56%
- Net price a year
- $21,872
- Private nonprofit
- 1,885 students
Based on 1,885 students enrolled.
Oklahoma Christian University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 10
Oklahoma Baptist University OK
$48k
- Completion rate
- 52%
- Net price a year
- $20,958
- Private nonprofit
- 1,308 students
Based on 1,308 students enrolled.
Oklahoma Baptist University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 11
University of Central Oklahoma OK
$48k
- Completion rate
- 37%
- Net price a year
- $18,309
- Public
- 10,170 students
Based on 10,170 students enrolled.
University of Central Oklahoma: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 12
Oral Roberts University OK
$47k
- Completion rate
- 57%
- Net price a year
- $25,365
- Private nonprofit
- 3,487 students
Based on 3,487 students enrolled.
- 13
Mid-America Christian University OK
$46k
- Completion rate
- 44%
- Net price a year
- $16,692
- Private nonprofit
- 1,666 students
Based on 1,666 students enrolled.
Mid-America Christian University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 14
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Net price a year
- $14,459
- Public
- 3,514 students
Based on 3,514 students enrolled.
Southwestern Oklahoma State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 15
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Net price a year
- $10,999
- Public
- 2,028 students
Based on 2,028 students enrolled.
Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 16
Northeastern State University OK
$45k
- Completion rate
- 35%
- Net price a year
- $12,710
- Public
- 4,772 students
Based on 4,772 students enrolled.
Northeastern State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 17
- Completion rate
- 32%
- Net price a year
- $8,039
- Public
- 3,018 students
Based on 3,018 students enrolled.
Southeastern Oklahoma State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 18
East Central University OK
$45k
- Completion rate
- 34%
- Net price a year
- $8,683
- Public
- 2,467 students
Based on 2,467 students enrolled.
- 19
- Completion rate
- 21%
- Net price a year
- $7,413
- Public
- 917 students
Based on 917 students enrolled.
Oklahoma Panhandle State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 20
- Completion rate
- 30%
- Net price a year
- $10,104
- Public
- 1,498 students
Based on 1,498 students enrolled.
Northwestern Oklahoma State University: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 21
Rogers State University OK
$43k
- Completion rate
- 29%
- Net price a year
- $15,314
- Public
- 2,657 students
Based on 2,657 students enrolled.
- 22
- Completion rate
- 44%
- Net price a year
- $6,624
- Public
- 941 students
Based on 941 students enrolled.
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 23
- Completion rate
- 15%
- Net price a year
- $7,081
- Public
- 3,514 students
Based on 3,514 students enrolled.
Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 24
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa OK
$41k
- Completion rate
- 68%
- Net price a year
- $34,776
- Private for-profit
- 883 students
Based on 883 students enrolled.
Tulsa Welding School-Tulsa: programs, pay and open jobs nearby
- 25
Cameron University OK
$40k
- Completion rate
- 31%
- Net price a year
- $10,912
- Public
- 2,492 students
Based on 2,492 students enrolled.
Full ranking
All 38 colleges that qualified, with the figure each is ranked on.
How this ranking works
Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones.
Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.
Sample bar: colleges with fewer than 500 students enrolled are not ranked.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (median earnings, completion, net price), as held in our college tables. Data as of November 2026.
Our job data covers professional roles on the career sites of employers we track, so figures describe that market, not every job. Spot an error? Tell us.
Questions
- Which certification ranks first: colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in oklahoma?
- University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus leads Oklahoma among colleges for earnings: its former students earn a median of $63k ten years after enrolling, against $45k for the typical college in this list.
- How many colleges are ranked?
- 38 colleges have at least 500 students enrolled, so the list has 38 entries.
- How is the ranking calculated?
- Earnings are the median earnings of students who received federal financial aid, ten years after they first enrolled, as published in the Department of Education College Scorecard. They describe past students, not a promise for future ones. Only colleges with at least 500 students and published earnings are ranked. A college's earnings reflect who enrolls and what they study as much as what the college teaches.
- How often is it updated?
- Every month. This is the November 2026 edition. Older editions stay on this site at their own dated addresses.
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Cite this ranking
NextChapter, “Colleges with the highest earnings 10 years after enrolling in Oklahoma,” November 2026 edition. https://launchyournextchapter.com/rankings/colleges-with-the-highest-earnings-in-oklahoma
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