Texas·Educational Instruction and Library Occupations·SOC 25-1069

Best Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other programs in Texas, ranked by enrollment

All postsecondary social sciences teachers not listed.

32 schools in Texas run programs that feed this job, graduating 1,112 people a year. The job pays a median of $73,750 in Texas across about 1,530 jobs (BLS OEWS May 2025).

Also calledLecturerCollege TeacherScience TeacherHumanities TeacherLiberal Arts TeacherCity Planning TeacherNaval Science TeacherUrban Planning Teacher
Graduates / yr
1,112
in Texas
Median pay · Texas
$73,750
BLS OEWS May 2025
Jobs in state
1,530
people employed
Schools
32
with a feeder program
Avg graduation rate
53%
across those schools
Median net price
$26,342
per year, IPEDS

Fields of study in Texas that lead to this job

Grouped at the 4-digit CIP level. Numbers are graduates per year in this state.

7 programs in Texas that lead to this job

Ranked by graduates per year in Texas (IPEDS completions). Graduate earnings and debt are national College Scorecard figures reported at the 4-digit CIP level, so specializations within one field share a figure. Each program also links to its own Texas page.

Degree programs that lead to this occupation, ranked by graduates per year
#ProgramGraduates / yrShare of pipelineSchoolsGrad earnings (1 yr)Median debt
1
CIP 30.2001In Texas
435
39.1%
13$32,906$21,966
2
CIP 04.0301In Texas
237
21.3%
9$42,824$25,237
3
CIP 45.0101In Texas
191
17.2%
12$35,590$24,095
4
CIP 51.3204In Texas
183
16.5%
5$99,851$21,475
5
CIP 45.1201In Texas
42
3.8%
2$40,294$21,775
6
CIP 45.0102In Texas
21
1.9%
1$35,590$24,095
7
CIP 45.9999In Texas
3
0.3%
1$36,279$25,312

Top 25 schools in Texas

Ranked by graduates per year into this job. Graduate earnings are reported for 7 of the 32 schools in this state.

Schools ranked by graduates per year into this occupation
#SchoolGraduates / yrTop feeder programGrad earnings (1 yr)Grad rateNet priceAcceptance
1The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX Public · 4 feeder programs
250International/Globalization Studies$42,70189%27%
2Texas A&M University - College Station
College Station, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
209International/Globalization Studies$41,88684%57%
3The University of Texas at San Antonio
San Antonio, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
107Medical/Health Humanities53%87%
4University of North Texas
Denton, TX Public · 3 feeder programs
105International/Globalization Studies$30,62161%72%
5Baylor University
Waco, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
69Medical/Health Humanities80%$35,68251%
6West Texas A & M University
Canyon, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
60Social Sciences, General55%99%
7Texas State University
San Marcos, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
52International/Globalization Studies$37,39755%89%
8The University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
32City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning54%80%
9Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
26City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning69%73%
10Central Texas College
Killeen, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
24Social Sciences, General11%
11The University of Texas at Dallas
Richardson, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
21Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods76%65%
12Prairie View A & M University
Prairie View, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
17City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning43%79%
13University of Houston - Downtown
Houston, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
16Social Sciences, General$45,68733%90%
14South Texas College
McAllen, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
14Social Sciences, General27%
15Southern Methodist University
Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
14International/Globalization Studies84%$33,24663%
16Saint Edward's University
Austin, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
13International/Globalization Studies$36,30563%$24,63081%
17The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX Public · 2 feeder programs
10Social Sciences, General$47,24851%94%
18Amarillo College
Amarillo, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
9Social Sciences, General32%
19St. Mary's University
San Antonio, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
9International/Globalization Studies59%$21,28598%
20Texas Southern University
Houston, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
9City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning22%97%
21The University of Texas at Tyler
Tyler, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
9Social Sciences, General54%94%
22Blinn College District
Brenham, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
8Social Sciences, General11%
23Sul Ross State University
Alpine, TX Public · 1 feeder programs
6Social Sciences, General30%99%
24Dallas Baptist University
Dallas, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5International/Globalization Studies57%$29,22789%
25Trinity University
San Antonio, TX Private not-for-profit · 1 feeder programs
5Urban Studies/Affairs84%$20,32726%

All 32 schools in Texas

Every school in Texas with a program that feeds this job, ordered by graduates per year. Earnings are shown for the ranked schools above; open a school profile for the rest.

All schools in Texas that feed this occupation
SchoolCityControlGraduates / yrFeeder programs
The University of Texas at AustinAustinPublic2504
Texas A&M University - College StationCollege StationPublic2092
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan AntonioPublic1072
University of North TexasDentonPublic1053
Baylor UniversityWacoPrivate not-for-profit691
West Texas A & M UniversityCanyonPublic601
Texas State UniversitySan MarcosPublic522
The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlingtonPublic322
Texas Tech UniversityLubbockPublic262
Central Texas CollegeKilleenPublic241
The University of Texas at DallasRichardsonPublic211
Prairie View A & M UniversityPrairie ViewPublic171
University of Houston - DowntownHoustonPublic161
South Texas CollegeMcAllenPublic141
Southern Methodist UniversityDallasPrivate not-for-profit141

What social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Texas

What people already working in this job earn (BLS OEWS May 2025). Not graduate earnings.

Median annual in Texas
$73,750
Mean annual
$78,880
Jobs in state
1,530
What the range looks like
10th pct$39,030Median$73,75090th pct$125,760
Versus the national median
+1.0%

U.S. median $72,990. Texas pays above the national figure.

Job concentration
1.02×

1.00× means the state has its expected share of these jobs.

Metro areas in Texas

Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$80,270median
230 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$79,160median
280 jobs
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
$80,380median
330 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$65,230median
100 jobs
Laredo, TX
$46,360median
80 jobs

Job outlook

Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections, 2024 to 2034.

Projected growth 2024–34
+1.7%
Little or no change
Openings per year
1,500
new jobs plus replacements
Employment change
400
20,700 → 21,100
Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

Growth and openings are national. The Bureau of Labor Statistics does not publish employment projections at state level, so these figures describe the occupation across the whole U.S., not this state alone.

How to get in

The full skills, tools, and day-to-day breakdown lives on the national Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other page.

How to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other

Typical entry education
Doctoral or professional degree

The same job in other states

Where else this occupation employs the most people, and what it pays there.

Related careers in Texas

Every major mapped to this job

The official federal mapping behind the rankings above.

All 17 majors mapped to Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other17 of them graduated someone in the latest IPEDS year. NCES CIP 2020 → SOC 2018 crosswalk.+
  • 04.0301City/Urban, Community, and Regional Planning
  • 04.1001Real Estate Development
  • 13.0607Learning Sciences
  • 19.1001Work and Family Studies
  • 30.2001International/Globalization Studies
  • 30.2101Holocaust and Related Studies
  • 30.2701Human Biology
  • 30.4201Geoarcheaology
  • 45.0101Social Sciences, General
  • 45.0102Research Methodology and Quantitative Methods
  • 45.0103Survey Research/Methodology
  • 45.0199Social Sciences, Other
  • 45.1103Rural Sociology
  • 45.1199Sociology, Other
  • 45.1201Urban Studies/Affairs
  • 45.9999Social Sciences, Other
  • 51.3204Medical/Health Humanities

Common questions

Answers for people weighing social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other programs in Texas.

What degree do you need to become a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+

Doctoral or professional degree is the typical entry-level education BLS reports for this occupation. The most common program people actually graduate from is International/Globalization Studies, which awarded 435 degrees in Texas in 2024-25, 39.1% of everyone graduating from a program that feeds this career.

Which college majors lead to becoming a Social Sciences Teacher, Postsecondary, All Other?+

The NCES CIP-to-SOC crosswalk maps 7 programs to this occupation. The largest are International/Globalization Studies, City/Urban, Social Sciences, Health Professions Education, plus 2 more. Together they graduate about 1,112 people a year in Texas.

How much do social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other earn in Texas?+

The median is $73,750 a year (BLS OEWS May 2025). That is 1.0% above the U.S. median of $72,990. This is pay for people already working in the occupation, not the same thing as graduate earnings one year after finishing a degree.

Is demand for social sciences teachers, postsecondary, all other growing?+

BLS projects a +1.7% change in employment between 2024 and 2034, little or no change, with roughly 1,500 openings a year nationally once retirements and job changes are counted.

How many schools offer programs for this career in Texas?+

32 institutions in Texas reported graduates from at least one of the 7 programs that feed this occupation in IPEDS 2024-25. Rankings on this page use graduates per year, because the federal data publishes no enrollment count by program.

Do you need training or experience beyond a degree?+

BLS lists 'None' for related work experience and 'None' for on-the-job training typically needed to reach competency.

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About the data on this page

Rankings use IPEDS completions 2024–25, degrees awarded per year. That is the closest federal measure of how many people a program puts into a career, because no federal dataset publishes enrollment by program. Wages and employment come from BLS OEWS May 2025, growth and openings from BLS Employment Projections 2024-34, and which majors lead to which jobs from the NCES CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk. Occupation descriptions, tasks, skills and tools are O*NET 30.3 (CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor/ETA).

  • BLS Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics

    May 2025

    Wages, employment counts, location quotients and metro breakdowns.

  • BLS Employment Projections

    2024–34

    Projected growth, annual openings and typical entry-level education.

  • IPEDS Completions

    2024-25 (provisional)

    Graduates per year by program and institution — the ranking metric.

  • College Scorecard, Field of Study

    2020-21 cohorts

    Median graduate earnings one year after completion, and median debt.

  • Census Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes

    latest available

    Graduate earnings 1/5/10 years out, where the state participates.

  • NCES CIP 2020 and the CIP-to-SOC 2018 crosswalk

    CIP 2020 / SOC 2018

    Which college programs officially lead to this occupation.

  • O*NET Database 30.3

    30.3

    Tasks, skills, knowledge, tools, job zone and alternate job titles.

    Official source →CC BY 4.0, U.S. Department of Labor / ETA

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