The 10 Best Student Discounts in Houston

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Oh, to be a student. The intellectual freedom. The summers off. The parties. And, oh yeah, the discounts. There's a reason I held onto my graduate school ID even after dropping out two years ago. (Lamentably, it expired at the end of September.) That magic card is a passport to arts deals otherwise unavailable until you hit old age and begin to qualify for senior citizen discounts. So as a service to Houston students of all ages and types, we've compiled a list of the best student discounts in town, many of them at locations accessible by MetroRail—which you can ride at a discount rate with your student Q Card.
Not a student? Check out our previous list of the 7 Best Arts Deals in Houston.
1. Houston Symphony
$15 tickets for any Classical or Pops concert; $50 for a season ticket (6 Pops & 18 Classical concerts)
Next performance: Beethoven's Fifth, Nov 14–16
2. Houston Grand Opera
$15 students tickets through the Nexus program (limited number of tickets—call ahead to reserve)
Next performance: Otello, thru Nov 7; Così fan tutte, thru Nov 15
3. Houston Ballet
$10 rush tickets available 90 minutes prior to selected performances, depending on availability
Next performance: Jubilee of Dance, Dec 5
4. Da Camera
Half-price tickets by phone or in person only
Next performance: Cécile McLorin Salvant, Vocalist (Jazz), Nov 8 at 8
5. Society for the Performing Arts
Half-price rush tickets available one hour before performances; $10 tickets to selected performances
Next performance: Senegal St. Joseph Gospel Choir, Nov 7 at 8
6. Alley Theatre
$16 tickets (subject to availability, excludes A Christmas Carol)
Next performance: As You Like It, Feb 4–22
7. Museum of Fine Arts Films
$7 tickets
Next film: The Story of Adele H, Nov 7 at 7:30
8. Ars Lyrica
$39 for three concerts
Next performance: Bach & Sons: At the Café, Nov 14 at 6:30
9. River Oaks Chamber Orchestra
$15 tickets
Next performance: Serious Fun, Nov 8 at 5
10. Opera in the Heights
$15–17 tickets
Next performance: Hänsel und Gretel, Nov 14–23