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Best Colleges in Oklahoma

Top colleges in Oklahoma ranked by national standing and graduate outcomes — updated 2026.

Colleges listed: 50
Avg grad earnings: $44,433
Public / Private: 38 / 12

Top Colleges in Oklahoma

Nationally ranked schools appear first. Remaining schools are ordered by median graduate earnings.

State #SchoolGrad Earnings
1University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus

Norman#172 national

$63,126
2Oklahoma State University-Main Campus

Stillwater#335 national

$57,413
3University of Tulsa

Tulsa#364 national

$61,408
4Oklahoma City University

Oklahoma City#515 national

$54,655
5Southern Nazarene University

Bethany#786 national

$54,951
6Tulsa Community College

Tulsa#1218 national

$39,746
7Oklahoma City Community College

Oklahoma City#1463 national

$38,146
8Oklahoma Baptist University

Shawnee#1483 national

$48,434
9Oklahoma Christian University

Edmond#1535 national

$49,203
10Western Oklahoma State College

Altus#1664 national

$38,248
11Oral Roberts University

Tulsa#1673 national

$46,885
12Redlands Community College

El Reno#1684 national

$37,224
13Northern Oklahoma College

Tonkawa#1766 national

$37,566
14Oklahoma State University Institute of Technology

Okmulgee#1778 national

$45,634
15Eastern Oklahoma State College

Wilburton#1925 national

$38,658
16Southeastern Oklahoma State University

Durant#1940 national

$45,079
17Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

Miami#1944 national

$38,337
18University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma

Chickasha#1954 national

$41,913
19Connors State College

Warner#1985 national

$38,469
20Rose State College

Midwest City#2014 national

$37,555
21Carl Albert State College

Poteau#2063 national

$34,117
22Northwestern Oklahoma State University

Alva#2078 national

$44,358
23East Central University

Ada#2126 national

$44,962
24University of Central Oklahoma

Edmond#2142 national

$48,351
25Oklahoma Wesleyan University

Bartlesville#2147 national

$59,841
26Murray State College

Tishomingo#2236 national

$36,545
27Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City#2259 national

$41,307
28Mid-America Christian University

Oklahoma City#2264 national

$46,116
29Seminole State College

Seminole#2282 national

$35,390
30Northeastern State University

Tahlequah#2316 national

$45,379
31Oklahoma Panhandle State University

Goodwell#2326 national

$44,933
32Southwestern Oklahoma State University

Weatherford#2343 national

$45,744
33Rogers State University

Claremore#2427 national

$43,166
34Cameron University

Lawton#2454 national

$40,118
35Langston University

Langston#2587 national

$33,261
36University of Oklahoma-Health Sciences Center

Oklahoma City

$63,126
37Green Country Technology Center

Okmulgee

$51,375
38Eastern Oklahoma County Technology Center

Choctaw

$49,311
39Southwest Technology Center

Altus

$48,966
40Columbia College - Fort Sill

Fort Sill

$45,378
41Great Plains Technology Center

Lawton

$42,376
42Randall University

Moore

$42,051
43Gordon Cooper Technology Center

Shawnee

$42,021
44Tulsa Technology Center

Tulsa

$41,793
45Pontotoc Technology Center

Ada

$40,955
46Southwestern Christian University

Bethany

$40,391
47Autry Technology Center

Enid

$40,389
48Bacone College

Muskogee

$40,006
49Metro Technology Centers

Oklahoma City

$38,830
50Mid-America Technology Center

Wayne

$38,465

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Excludes for-profit institutions.

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