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Home > Online Colleges > Military-Friendly > Texas > Austin
Key takeaway: 10 accredited institutions within 100 miles of Austin offer fully online programs and report both credit for military training and a dedicated point of contact for veterans, servicemembers, and their families (IPEDS IC 2024); 6 report all four services the federal survey tracks. The nearest installation recorded by the Census Bureau is Camp Mabry, about 1 miles away, and 8 installations sit within 100 miles (5 Army, 2 Air Force, 1 Other). 1 of the 10 schools has a campus within 30 miles; the closest is The University of Texas at Austin in Austin, TX, about 2 miles from city center. The highest-ranked by BOC Score is The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Austin has a population of about 967,862 and a median household income of $91,461; 58.2 percent of adults hold a bachelor’s degree or higher (Census ACS 5-year estimates).
Schools based in Texas that report credit for military training and a dedicated military contact, ordered by distance from Austin city center, with BOC Score on each card. The tags on each card are the school’s own IPEDS answers for the four military services. The distance table further down covers the nearest qualifying schools regardless of state line.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Austin. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
| School | Location | Credit for military training | Dedicated military contact | DoD MOU member | Student veteran org | BOC Score | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 95.5 | 74 mi |
| College of Biomedical Equipment Technology | Schertz, TX | Yes | Yes | No | No | 92.0 | 60 mi |
| The University of Texas at Austin | Austin, TX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 84.2 | 2 mi |
| Texas A&M University-College Station | College Station, TX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 81.9 | 87 mi |
| Texas A&M University-Central Texas | Killeen, TX | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | 78.7 | 52 mi |
| Baylor University | Waco, TX | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | 70.3 | 94 mi |
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 68.4 | 72 mi |
| Texas State University | San Marcos, TX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 64.5 | 31 mi |
| Texas A&M University-San Antonio | San Antonio, TX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 61.7 | 83 mi |
| Northwest Vista College | San Antonio, TX | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | 61.0 | 81 mi |
Texas has 124 military-friendly online colleges by this definition; the Texas page lists them all.
| Installation (as recorded by the Census Bureau) | Branch (from the name) | Distance from Austin |
|---|---|---|
| Camp Mabry | Army | 1 mi |
| Camp Swift | Army | 28 mi |
| Canyon Lake Recreation Annex | Other | 40 mi |
| Seguin Air Force Auxiliary Fld | Air Force | 52 mi |
| Randolph AFB | Air Force | 62 mi |
| Fort Hood | Army | 63 mi |
| Camp Bullis | Army | 65 mi |
| Fort Sam Houston | Army | 71 mi |
Median wages for occupations that veterans commonly move into after an online degree (Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 OEWS), shown for the Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro area where BLS publishes it.
| Occupation | Median annual wage | Scope | Cost-of-living adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Information Security Analysts | $134,100 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro | $136,697 |
| Logisticians | $78,460 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro | $79,980 |
| Emergency Management Directors | $100,920 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro | $102,875 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | $82,290 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro | $83,884 |
| Medical and Health Services Managers | $126,110 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro | $128,552 |
| Project Management Specialists | $102,390 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro | $104,373 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $104,520 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro | $106,544 |
| Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $102,720 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX metro | $104,709 |
BLS publishes wages for metro areas and states, not individual cities; rows marked with the metro name are metro medians, the rest are statewide.
Benefit eligibility is determined by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and your service’s education office. Nothing on this page guarantees education benefits, credit transfer, admission, or a particular cost. Confirm every detail with the school’s military or veteran services office before you enroll.
Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (IC 2024): veteran and military services indicators (VET2 through VET5), distance-education program flag (DISTPGS); BOC Score from College Scorecard and IPEDS outcome data; U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line 2024 Military Installations layer (installation names as recorded there); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics; U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis Regional Price Parities; Census ACS 5-year estimates. Directory counts as of the September 2026 refresh.
