Houston City College

Houston, Texas · Public

Of 37 assessed programs, 29 leave graduates out-earning a typical Texas high-school graduate (about $34,809/yr) and 8 fall short. Another 85 could not be assessed.

What would this cost you?

My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$5,722
$30k to $48k	$4,271
$48k to $75k	$6,534
$75k to $110k	$8,363
$110k and up	$10,123
All families (average)	$5,737

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

37 of 122 programs could be assessed 30% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Texas high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$48,944	+$14,135	clears the bar	$14,301	1.0 yrs	1,936
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$52,985	+$18,176	clears the bar	$15,625	0.9 yrs	778
Biology	Associate's Degree	$58,846	+$24,037	clears the bar	$11,150	0.5 yrs	580
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$89,002	+$54,193	clears the bar	$12,455	0.2 yrs	276
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,773	+$6,964	clears the bar	$9,500	1.4 yrs	107
Teacher Education (by level)	Associate's Degree	$58,451	+$23,642	clears the bar	$13,365	0.6 yrs	102
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$75,287	+$40,478	clears the bar	$10,500	0.3 yrs	102
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	$62,339	+$27,530	clears the bar	$14,750	0.5 yrs	99
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,204	+$7,395	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	95
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$52,208	+$17,399	clears the bar	$15,000	0.9 yrs	87
Engineering Science	Associate's Degree	$80,602	+$45,793	clears the bar	$11,373	0.2 yrs	86
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$80,188	+$45,379	clears the bar	$17,487	0.4 yrs	83
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,800	+$3,991	clears the bar	$13,625	3.4 yrs	82
Cosmetology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$22,667	-$12,142	falls short	$9,500	insufficient data	74
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$74,124	+$39,315	clears the bar	$16,784	0.4 yrs	65
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,035	+$226	clears the bar	$18,595	82.3 yrs	55
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$27,150	-$7,659	falls short	$20,327	insufficient data	53
Accounting	Associate's Degree	$46,694	+$11,885	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,021	+$24,212	clears the bar	$9,500	0.4 yrs	47
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	$34,557	-$252	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	45
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$56,144	+$21,335	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,714	+$14,905	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$39,946	+$5,137	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Design	Associate's Degree	$30,434	-$4,375	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	38
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$60,458	+$25,649	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	$36,872	+$2,063	clears the bar	$33,518	16.2 yrs	33
Cosmetology	Associate's Degree	$22,631	-$12,178	falls short	$21,317	insufficient data	28
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$22,990	-$11,819	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$78,980	+$44,171	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,588	+$14,779	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$27,929	-$6,880	falls short	$14,250	insufficient data	21
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	$48,330	+$13,521	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$27,069	-$7,740	falls short	$23,470	insufficient data	18
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	$63,664	+$28,855	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$55,262	+$20,453	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$73,729	+$38,920	clears the bar	$19,625	0.5 yrs	10
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$41,545	+$6,736	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	119
Psychology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	115
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	101
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	65
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	59
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$13,766	insufficient data	50
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	49
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	$24,386	insufficient data	43
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	41
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
English	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
International Business	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Film and Photography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Hospitality Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Marketing	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Film and Photography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
International Business	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Marketing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Political Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Finance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Computer Programming	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Chemistry	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrician Training	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
HVAC Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Geology and Earth Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Anthropology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Geography and Cartography	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Mining and Petroleum Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Finance	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Dance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Music	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Massage Therapy and Bodywork	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion, compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($34,809/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.