How much does the GED cost in Texas? Price, retakes and who can test
The four subjects cost $145 at a Texas center and $169 online. Set your own case in the calculator.
GED cost in Texas
$145
The HSE Subsidy Program pays the test fees of eligible people aged 21 and older through a Texas Workforce Commission Adult Education and Literacy program, while funding lasts.
| Price per subject | $36.25 |
| First attempts (4 subjects) | $145 |
| Rank, cheapest first | 34 of 49 |
Fees from the Texas page of ged.com, read on October 22, 2026. Tick “I qualify” under More options to see the cost with the state program.
Prepared by Radif Partners · Method · fees and rules read on ged.com and hiset.org on October 22, 2026
Texas charges $36.25 per GED subject at a test center and $42.25 online, so the four subjects cost $145 at a center and $169 online. That ranks Texas 34 of 49 GED jurisdictions by center price. Its strong point is retakes: each subject bought at full price and not passed comes with two discounted retakes at a center, usable within 365 days, for $16.25 each, the Texas test center fee, since GED Testing Service waives its own fee. Online there is no discount: each retake is $42.25. You must be a Texas resident and 18, or 17 with parental permission, or 16 in narrow cases. The HSE Subsidy Program can pay the fees of eligible residents aged 21 and older through a Texas Workforce Commission adult education program, while funding lasts. The credential is the State of Texas Certificate of High School Equivalency, or TxCHSE, issued by the Texas Education Agency. hiset.org does not list Texas, so the GED is the only test offered on the pages we read.
Every attempt priced
The table follows one subject that takes four attempts. At a center the two discounted retakes cost only the Texas center fee of $16.25; the fourth attempt is full price again and opens a new pair. Online every attempt costs $42.25.
| Case | Attempt 1 | Attempt 2 | Attempt 3 | Attempt 4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test center | $36.25 | $16.25 | $16.25 | $36.25 |
| Online | $42.25 | $42.25 | $42.25 | $42.25 |
Your retakes in Texas
Attempt 2 of one subject
$16.25
| Attempt 1 | $36.25 |
| Attempt 2 | $16.25 |
| Total for this subject | $53 |
Center or online
A center costs $6 less per subject, $24 over the four, and the gap grows with each retake: a failed subject retaken twice costs $69 at a center against $127 online. Online testing has one advantage, the schedule, and one extra condition: a green GED Ready score before each subject, $7.99 a subject. At a center Texas does not ask for GED Ready. Subjects can all be taken in one day at a center if its hours allow it; online they are booked one at a time, each after the previous one is finished.
The HSE Subsidy Program
Texas residents aged 21 and older may have their GED fees paid by the HSE Subsidy Program, while funding lasts. You do not apply on ged.com: you contact a local Texas Workforce Commission Adult Education and Literacy program, which decides who is eligible. Ask before booking, because a test paid by card is not refunded afterward. Under 21, the program does not apply, and the full price stands. In the calculator, tick that you qualify to see a total of zero for the subjects it covers.
Age 16 and 17, residency and ID
The standard age is 18. At 17 you need a government photo ID, Texas residency and parental or guardian permission, and you must not be enrolled in school, except in an approved in-school GED prep program, nor have graduated. At 16 the same ID and residency apply, plus state agency or court-ordered care, or enrollment in Job Corps; a court order may be needed. Nobody under 16 can test. Residency is proven by a Texas driver's license or by another document such as a bill showing a Texas address.
How Texas compares
At $145 for the four subjects at a center, Texas sits close to the middle of the country, where the median jurisdiction charges $144. What sets it apart is the second retake: most states give one discounted retake per failed subject, Texas gives two, which matters most in the subject you find hardest. A student who needs two extra attempts in math and one in science pays $194 at a Texas center in all.
After the last subject
Pass the four with 145 or more and the Texas Education Agency issues the TxCHSE. You download it and your scores as a PDF from the TEA Certificate and Transcript Search; TEA no longer mails paper duplicates. Tests can be taken in English or Spanish and mixed. If you move to Texas mid-way, the credential comes from the state where you pass the final subject. The requirements page compares Texas with other states, and the California page shows a state where the price is the same online and at a center.