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How Well Is Houston Baptist University Ranked?
2023 Rankings
College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Houston Baptist University was awarded 43 badges in the 2023 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is clinical pastoral counseling/patient counseling.
Overall Quality
College Factual ranked HBU as #1,272 out of 2,241 colleges and universities in the country on its 2023 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when HBU held the #1,704 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
HBU also holds the #62 spot on the Best Colleges in Texas ranking.
See all of the rankings for Houston Baptist University.
How Much Money Do HBU Graduates Make?
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average,
students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from HBU make about $51,555 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. That's great news for HBU students since it is 21% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.