College Station, TX (population: 90,406) has seven sports schools within a 100-mile radius of its city center. The University of Texas at Austin, the highest ranked school in this group with a sports program, has a total student population of 50,995. It is the 18th highest ranked school in the USA and one of the highest in the state .
Sports students from College Station schools who go on to become professional athletes, athletes, coaches, sports professionals, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 13,620 people working as athletes and sports competitors alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $80,950. Also, Umpires, referees, and other sports officials make on average $28,490 per year and there are about 14,860 of them employed in the US today.
College Station lies in Brazos county, which is one of the 154 counties in Texas. Overall, the College Station-Bryan area has 91,360 total employed workers according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, with a 2.7% unemployment rate, $18.57/hr average worker wage, and a $38,620 average annual salary.
Of the 7 sports schools with a 100-mile radius of College Station, only 4 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, Baylor University comes out as the most expensive ($26,444/yr) for sports students, with Central Texas Beauty College as the lowest, reported at only $6,780/yr.
Name | State | Population | # of Schools | Avg School Rank | Total Programs | Distance from College Station |
Bryan | TX | 73,832 | 2 | 27.1681 | 5 | 6.0 miles |
Prairie View | TX | - | 1 | 50.8259 | 82 | 40.0 miles |
Conroe | TX | 61,600 | 0 | - | 0 | 53.7 miles |
The Woodlands | TX | 101,065 | 1 | 14.626 | 77 | 57.6 miles |
Pflugerville | TX | 43,849 | 1 | 21.9644 | 4 | 78.8 miles |
Houston | TX | 2,307,883 | 63 | 23.3749 | 939 | 79.5 miles |
Georgetown | TX | 55,998 | 3 | 24.3873 | 208 | 82.2 miles |
Missouri City | TX | 77,622 | 0 | - | 0 | 84.9 miles |
Austin | TX | 792,778 | 27 | 18.4164 | 459 | 88.2 miles |
Killeen | TX | 125,411 | 1 | 16.1488 | 105 | 90.6 miles |
Cedar Park | TX | 72,258 | 0 | - | 0 | 90.8 miles |
South Houston | TX | - | 1 | 23.7623 | 5 | 91.3 miles |
Pearland | TX | 94,215 | 0 | - | 0 | 94.7 miles |
Pasadena | TX | 148,101 | 8 | 24.6579 | 264 | 95.1 miles |
Baytown | TX | 71,405 | 1 | 12.8813 | 98 | 99.4 miles |